Career narratives.
September 26, 2018 A peculiar challenge of management is trying to invest in someone's career development when they themselves are uncertain about their goals. As a manager, you may have more experience and more access to opportunities within the company, but that represents a small slice of their career possibilities. Our schooling often rewards us for being methodical, linear thinkers, but that approach is less effective outside the intentionally constrained possibility spaces.
Roles over rocket ships, and why hypergrowth is a weak predictor of personal growth.
January 2, 2018 How often have we read or been pitched that we should find a rocket ship and get onboard? I think that advice is generally only true for folks going into leveraged roles, and most roles aren't. This post explores a few common hiring and career tropes, and provides a perspective.