I just met up with a former Cambridge Associates consultant. She used to advise one of our major investors, and we over time developed a very good and positive relationship. After 10+ years at C.A., she left. And, after some period of self-examination, she started a job search and recently became the chief investment executive at
Category: Career management
Crossroads in Life
There’s an interesting NY Times article this morning on an entrepreneur and his mid-life crisis. He sounds like a quirky and interesting person, and he is trying to simplify his life. His $100MM net worth obviously enables him to have options regarding what kind of crisis he can have. Call it “crisis optionality,” I suppose. He
The Best Dim Sum Ever
It’s been a beautiful Sunday. Not too hot and the sun is out and bright. I took our 15 year-old out for a first-time-behind-the-wheel experience at the local high school parking lot. That was a great deal of fun. Much laughter and youthful excitement. Then, we after went out for dim sum. After b-school, Mrs.
How to Live an Extraordinary Life
One of the most popular talks at my recent b-school reunion was one entitled, “How to Live an Extraordinary Life?” Stever Robbins, an alumnus and a CEO advisor, spoke. It was a great talk (a version of it is up top, or click here). For me, the best part was when he talked about some “dastardly myths.” Two in
Image vs. Reality in a Job
I think there’s a huge difference between the image of someone/something and the reality of it. I think this is particularly true about jobs. For example, I today took a call from a recent Brown graduate. I had spoken to a class on entrepreneurship, and this individual followed up afterwards. He is about to start medical
Learning to Fail
I am still thinking about the talk I gave yesterday at Brown, about which I wrote here. A student from Brazil, Gabrielle Bufrem, asked me a question about decision-making after college. I told her that the most important thing to learn for making better choices was this: learning to fail. You see, if you get