By-Products of a Profession
Work brings more than a salary and the main result. It produces by-products: knowledge, contacts, reputation, tools, a portfolio, data, an understanding of the industry, access to opportunities and the…
Grievance Without a Throne
A grievance often combines pain with an expectation of acknowledgement. The person isn’t only living through something unpleasant. They want the other to understand the damage, agree with their version…
The Inner Adult
In a difficult situation, one question helps: How would an adult act here? Not a perfect one. Not a fearless one. Not one who always knows the right answer. Just…
Learning It a Second Time
It is impossible to learn in advance everything you will need in life. Some professions do not exist yet, some technologies will disappear, and much of what you studied will…
The clock, age and the price of waiting
Time is a great healer, but a poor beautician. — An ironic aphorism In March 1978 The Washington Post ran a column headlined “The clock is ticking for the career…
Work That Leaves You More Skilled
Some jobs spend a skill. Others accumulate it. Early in a career, what helps most is an environment where a person: solves increasingly difficult problems; gets feedback; sees strong specialists…