Survival mode isn’t just a personal headspace. At scale, it becomes the operating system. Three patterns signal that an organization has stopped managing and started just surviving. When these patterns go unchallenged, they define the…
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You’re Not “Just a Student”
“I don’t have real experience yet.” “Once I graduate, I’ll be able to…” Stop. You’ve been solving problems, managing competing deadlines, collaborating under pressure, and delivering on expectations for years. That’s work. The setting was…
Why Most Career Advice Teaches the Wrong Decision Framework
A former student sent me this email last week: “I followed your advice. I turned down the Big Tech offer. Everyone thought I was crazy. I took the smaller role at a company where I…