In the CEO Afterlife

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Learn to Teach. Teach to Learn

In the CEO Afterlife

That idea can also change you; believe me, there is nothing like a business breakthrough to set the right foundation for the rest of your career. With the emergence of social media, the leverage of creativity is immeasurable. Your idea can change a company. Take the time to look at other industries.

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Linds Redding’s Short Lesson in Perspective

In the CEO Afterlife

Turns out that Linds Redding, an illustrator and designer, spent most of his career crafting advertising in the UK and New Zealand, before opening an animation studio. As an ex-ad man and a lifelong aficionado of great creative, whether it is art or copy, I could not resist the urge to check it out. I’m glad I did.

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Pursuing Entrepreneurial Companies: Grad Advice | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

To ‘entrepreneurs in waiting’ who want to begin their careers in a corporation, I suggest the following: 1. Social media, telecommunications, high tech are today’s rising stars. To Scully he said, “Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your career or change the world?” Pick an industry on a growth curve.

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