by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 17, 2017 | Work-Life
Slide decks. Professional publications. The sports page. The style page. Page 6. And let’s not forget the social media feeds. Where is the deep dive? When do we generate the curiosity and energy and attention to really, really get to know a subject? To make it...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 16, 2017 | Careers
Companies have brands. We all know what it means and how we feel when we buy a hamburger from McDonald’s or a Coke or a Hermes tie or a Cannondale bicycle. We trust the company that made the product. It’s their promise to us. When I coach executives we...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 15, 2017 | Careers
The twenty year career with one company is largely an artifact of an another age. Successful career management requires an entrepreneurial mindset and there are four disciplines that we should follow: Organized abandonment — whatever isn’t working, needs...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 14, 2017 | Careers
The interviews went well. The feedback was always positive (or better) and our references validated the impression we created throughout the process. The job is ours and, before we know it, we’re two weeks into our new gig. But with each one-to-one meeting and...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 13, 2017 | Work-Life
We’re out for dinner with that friend or ex-colleague we haven’t seen in ages and of course the subject gets around to what we’re doing. What is our job? How’s our career going? What’s the boss like? Do we like our company? We learn that...
