While transitioning into a new position can be stressful, Loddie Foose shares facts and data on career transitions that may help the jump be an exuberant one.  I left in shame, quietly.” My heart ached as I listened to the thoughtful woman in front of me describing what it was like to quit her job at a large analytics and consulting firm. She had internalized it as a personal failure, and was now facing the unknowns of what she would…

If you are struggling to find the pros of working in a high performance position, consider this article from Paul Millerd. Intense hard work within a great culture can be one of the greatest things in the world. It’s also damn hard to find. I’ve experienced three stretches of working in such environments, one of which was my entire two years at McKinsey when I was 23. This experience was the greatest thing for my own skill development but also…

Susan Hamilton Meier shares an evergreen article that identifies the benefits of making mistakes. We love a perfect score, a best in class, a success story. But reality is messy. That entrepreneur with the “overnight success” has been at it for 20 years. That best-selling author was first a failed musician. That “perfect marriage” has weathered a few serious rough patches. Messing up is, in fact, an essential component of success. Innovative companies invest in risky ideas, understanding that many…

Susan Drumm tackles the problem of CEO imposter syndrome and provides valuable tips to help overcome the problem.  Is there such a thing as CEO Impostor Syndrome?  When most of us hear Impostor Syndrome we picture 20-somethings who are new to their fields and feeling out of their depth. We might imagine fresh-faced new hires, struggling through client interactions and meetings, worrying that they’ll be “found out.” What if I told you that 90% of CEOs have had Impostor Syndrome-type…

Brittany Blackamore shares an always relevant post on how to ace an interview.  Ready or not, recruiting season is here. For many candidates, this means they face the dreaded case interview. I remember the first time I attempted a case interview. I was in a case workshop at UCLA Anderson, and we were told to work in teams on a practice case. My classmate read my first prompt. I was already intimidated, and when the answer wasn’t immediately evident to…

Amanda Setili shares how she started her podcast Fearless Growth with a little help from her friends and what she learned in the process.  When my podcast guest Ginger (Virginia) Bowman was a waitress right out of college, she went to see Jurassic Park and instantly had the desire to create animated imagery like the creatures in that movie. Although she lacked any training or knowledge relevant to the entertainment industry, Ginger started telling anyone who would listen, “That’s what…