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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

One never forgets their first mentor. That’s why I advise businesses, write books, speak at conferences and more. That first great mentor sticks with you always. Mine was legendary humorist and media figure Cactus Pryor. Cactus was 34 at the time that he began mentoring me. He died August 30 at the age of 88.

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The Best Way to Network in a New Job

Harvard Business Review

Greg Pryor, head of talent at Workday, which partnered with us on this research, describes the difference as working to pull people into your network rather than pushing your way into theirs. “We teach our people how to draw people to their ideas and create energy in interactions from day one,” he explains. ”

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