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Building a Personal Board of Advisors: Why Every Ambitious Man Needs One After 35

Building a Personal Board of Advisors: Why Every Ambitious Man Needs One After 35

Most executives make their biggest calls alone — right up until the one that costs them the most. Here's how to build a personal board of advisors that actually works, and why it isn't networking.

What I'd Tell Myself at Thirty: The Career Advice Nobody Gave Me

What I'd Tell Myself at Thirty: The Career Advice Nobody Gave Me

The advice you need at thirty is the advice nobody thinks to give you. It does not fit on a slide and it will not be the focus of any HR training.

Personal Board of Directors: Who Sits on Yours and Why You Need One

Personal Board of Directors: Who Sits on Yours and Why You Need One

A company of one needs a board of five. Most senior people never assemble one and end up taking advice from whoever happens to be in the room.

Mentorship the Old-Fashioned Way: Why Coffee Chats Don't Work and What Does

Mentorship the Old-Fashioned Way: Why Coffee Chats Don't Work and What Does

The modern version of mentorship has decayed into a specific ritual: a 30-minute coffee chat, maybe quarterly, in which a senior person dispenses advice while a junior person takes notes. Both sides feel they've done the thing. The junior person gets to tell their boss they have a