Talent Wars for Accountants
Yep, you read that right. Since Sarbanes-Oxley was adopted in 2002, there's been an increasing demand for accountants. And how are accounting firms attracting new recruits? Through stories. The Wall Street Journal reports that Deloitte and Touche, one of the...
Second Curves, Self-Definition, and Family Support
Other thoughts/hypotheses on Second Curves: There are multiple Second Curves. The hope is that each successive curve will be more successful (steeper curve, higher performance) than the previous one. And in an ideal world, each Second Curve starts off at...
More on Sigmoid Curves
I'm wondering what causes the start of the Second Curve for individual careers. So I started to draw sigmoid curves for different scenarios of career transition. Here are a few examples. I haven't yet figured out how to quickly draw...
Sigmoid Curves
I recently came across Charles Handy’s work, a business philosopher, and author of The Age of Paradox. He uses the idea of life cycles (for businesses and for individuals) following the shape of an S-shaped curve, a sigmoid curve, where...
Life With No Regrets
Try this exercise from Jim Huling, in an article published by Motto Magazine: Identify the different roles you play that define who you are. Personalize the roles to further define. For example, Andy's mother, business owner, gardener. Add in roles...
Shifting Gears in Your Career Path
On October 4, I'll be part of a panel of experts at the Texas Conference for Women, on "Shifting Gears in Your Career Path," discussing ways to make your career work for you. If you are a reader and you...
Six-Year Old in the Now
A friend emailed me this delightful story: "Ever since I read Power of Now, I have been trying hard to "stay in the moment" and "live in the now." Maybe too much so. My six-year old daughter had Friday off...
Seth Godin as Boundary Crosser
Tamara Adlin, a user experience consultant (we called these people "human factors geeks" in the 90's), has a great interview with Seth Godin. If you are already familiar with Seth and his books (e.g., The Dip, The Big Moo, All...