Leading Blog

JULY 14, 2017

Any trail that has remained popular for over 1000 years can teach us how to build longevity in our organization. While I was walking the Camino, I thought a lot about my career and the leadership lessons I had learned. He holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School. Think About the Future.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2018

” These questions are especially agonizing for mid-career professionals who may be searching for fulfillment while juggling demands at home and intense financial pressures to earn. How should you address a mid-career crisis? How can you combat the dullness and tedium of your workaday life? Am I in the right job?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. These are rich questions that do not yield to simple analysis.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2016

Let me begin this post with a personal confession: Although I’ve talked with many managers about career transitions over the years, I’ve never had a career transition myself until now. All things considered (interests, age, health, finances), early 2016 seemed like the right time.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2017

That’s why so many, lured by the promise of flexible hours, higher rates, and location independence, are intrigued by the idea of becoming a consultant or coach when they retire from their “official” career. How can you differentiate yourself in a crowded field filled with your high-level peers ( 54% of coaches are age 50+)?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

For example, at financial services company ING, an issue deemed “material” to their view of sustainability related to financing a variety of “sustainable transitions” in industries such clean technology, real estate and others. billion, prompting them to revisit the goal.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2018

One evening in February 2016, writer and filmmaker Ava DuVernay met with two top Disney executives about the possibility of directing an adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic novel A Wrinkle in Time. “This is how much I know about engineering,” she said. Monzino/Getty Images.

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