Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
Chase Hughes Ellipsis Manual analysis and engineering of human behavior became a reference book for those who hold the power and are interested in controlling their subjects. Because, make no mistake, you and I are “subjects” in the hands of the higher hierarchy… In this book you learn language patterns …
To stay In returning to the post-pandemic work schedule it seems that most top white collar professionals, the main audience of this blog are set for the hybrid, at-the-office and out-of-the-home, work schedule model. Of course, dentists and doctors aren’t able to do that. (although telemedicine is growing). But lawyers …
Aug. 13th, 2020 Bloomberg article The Age of the Everything Banker Is Here: Get Ready for Odd Jobs brings up to the forefront the reality of the IB profession changing landscape. Three months ago I boldly said that up to a third of IB jobs will be lost. People got …
I wrote on this website about bosses, good and bad, left and right, and gave you more insights on this subject than any other single resource on the planet. Monday June 15th, The WSJ had an article “Negotiating that Raise or Promotion” (Tessa West) I will comment on today. Unless …
Since I became more of a household name, a few folks have been asking if I did any phone consultations. Well now, after two months of quarantine and two dozen emails requesting it, I finally said yes. A phone consultation with me can be booked from anywhere in the world …
Over 6 years ago when John Lefevre @GSElevator wrote the The Unofficial Goldman Sachs Guide To Being A Man, we laughed at it. The Guide became popular because it is insolent and gumptious and full of self-reverie. It is time that someone wrote a real guide not only for the …
Last weekend the Wall Street Journal had a piece on how founders, CEOs and early employees met burnout on their way to wealth and success, “The Darkside of Startup Success” by Shalini Ramachandran and Rolfe Winkler. “Entrepreneurs were 50% more likely to report having a lifetime mental-health condition and reported …
Celebrity COO Sheryl Sandberg was on Bloomberg TV yesterday commenting on the popular topic of the Google Memo, the memo that went viral couple of days ago. “I think it’s great when people lose their jobs when it [sexual harassment] happens, because I think that is what will get people …
