I was reading Adam Grant’s April 23rd ’17 post on Linkedin “When you get fired or fail big, this is how you bounce back” when I realized how flawed his advice is. Professor Grant talks about Sarah Robb O’Hagan, who bounced back from apparent misfortune in her early 20s to…
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I'm a CEO and I can say it's cutthroat out there. You see us tireless promoters but that's only the tip of the iceberg.
This blog gives the most accurate account of the corporate arms race to the top. Glad I found you.
I think we need not place Sheryl and Trump in the same category. They're just different people.
I am not saying they are not different people. While the mechanisms of wealth acquisition are different, these two are engaging hardcore in the central task of leaders: manipulating the public opinion. They do that insidiously or surreptitiously: it is the side dish of influence.
It does not matter whether they want to save the whales or kill the whales. From the standpoint of the up-and-coming guy you're faced with the same roadblocks. Do you think they're just going to give in and let you have it ?
Pull the rug from under Sheryl's feet and see how quick she starts shooting you daggers…[just kidding]