Why Career Failure Builds Better Leaders.
After two tech downturns, long-term unemployment, and 20 years in the trenches, I traded founder fantasies for real leadership. Why failure is your best teacher.
Failure
The experience of failure and how it is the first attempt at learning. Do not fear failure, but embrace it.
Why Chasing Industry Prestige Costs Us Our Identity
Big Tech and media companies promise cultural relevance in exchange for sacrifice. When downsizing hits, who are you without the brand? A personal reflection on surviving busts, layoffs, and AI.
Lessons in Mental Toughness from Olympic Ice
Class Over Contentiousness and Leading Through Disappointment
Navigating your life after graduation.
So you are graduating from college, here are a few friendly tips from someone who has been there and done that.
What you do when it all goes wrong.
What do you do when everything is going sideways? This week I have a few answers.