A director at a Fortune 500 company told me something last month that’s been sitting with me: “We hire incredibly talented people from top schools. Three months in, half of them look lost. Not incompetent….
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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…
The Education–Work Disconnect: Why Students Know What They Studied but Not How They Work
Every spring, universities and colleges celebrate the arrival of a new generation of graduates. They show up to work with a wealth of knowledge but little sense of how to adapt, integrate, or navigate the…