Career Management
Battle-tested advice about advancing your career in financial services, including changing career tracks within the industry.
Choosing Employers
Key considerations in choosing employers.
Key considerations in choosing employers.
The 80-20 Rule
The 80-20 rule is a much-used maxim in business and finance. It is a popularization of the law of diminishing returns in economics. That is, as you put increasing effort, resources or inputs into a given task or production process, you usually receive proportionately less output or returns. Applying the 80-20 to personal time management is a key to working efficiently and to personal advancement.
The 80-20 rule is a much-used maxim in business and finance. It is a popularization of the law of diminishing returns in economics. That is, as you put increasing effort, resources or inputs into a given task or production process, you usually receive proportionately less output or returns. Applying the 80-20 to personal time management is a key to working efficiently and to personal advancement.
Employee Surveys
Many companies regularly administer surveys to employees to gauge their level of satisfaction with their work, their supervisors, their pay and benefits, and the firm as a whole. Politically-savvy managers can utilize anonymous employee surveys to assist themselves in internal power struggles.
Many companies regularly administer surveys to employees to gauge their level of satisfaction with their work, their supervisors, their pay and benefits, and the firm as a whole. Politically-savvy managers can utilize anonymous employee surveys to assist themselves in internal power struggles.
George Washington on Leadership
A book review of George Washington on Leadership, a book that draws case studies in effective leadership from the life of George Washington.
A book review of George Washington on Leadership, a book that draws case studies in effective leadership from the life of George Washington.
iCon: Steve Jobs
How can someone with no technical expertise become a giant in the technology industry, widely recognized as one of the great innovators of our age? Largely by force of personality, despite a personality that is deeply flawed. Herein lie surprising lessons in career management for everyone.
How can someone with no technical expertise become a giant in the technology industry, widely recognized as one of the great innovators of our age? Largely by force of personality, despite a personality that is deeply flawed. Herein lie surprising lessons in career management for everyone.
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain's colorful, highly entertaining memoir of his life as a chef opened up a second career for him as an author and TV personality. The book also has some keen insights into the business, financial and human side of running a restaurant, lessons that are immediately transferrable to other industries and career paths.
Anthony Bourdain's colorful, highly entertaining memoir of his life as a chef opened up a second career for him as an author and TV personality. The book also has some keen insights into the business, financial and human side of running a restaurant, lessons that are immediately transferrable to other industries and career paths.
Live to Work
If you live to work, your job or career is a major focus of your life, and achievement therein is a principal source of satisfaction in life. By contrast, if you work to live, your job or career is pursued mainly as a means to acquire money, and your real interests lie elsewhere. Which type of person you are has huge implications for your career success in finance.
If you live to work, your job or career is a major focus of your life, and achievement therein is a principal source of satisfaction in life. By contrast, if you work to live, your job or career is pursued mainly as a means to acquire money, and your real interests lie elsewhere. Which type of person you are has huge implications for your career success in finance.
Mastering Financial Jargon
Mastering financial jargon is an important way to make it immediately clear to other people in the field that you are an expert. This is especially critical when you need to make favorable impressions in a hurry. On the other hand, having just a superficial knowledge of what the terms mean, without a plain-English grasp of the underlying concepts can prove disastrous in the long term.
Mastering financial jargon is an important way to make it immediately clear to other people in the field that you are an expert. This is especially critical when you need to make favorable impressions in a hurry. On the other hand, having just a superficial knowledge of what the terms mean, without a plain-English grasp of the underlying concepts can prove disastrous in the long term.
Money Talks
In career management, money talks in an interesting way. In general, employees with significant savings get more respect from their superiors. Learn why here.
In career management, money talks in an interesting way. In general, employees with significant savings get more respect from their superiors. Learn why here.
Pseudo-Requirements
As a device to discourage job applicants and/or to cull the number of resumes received, a growing number of employers are putting excessive and unnecessary prerequisites in their job postings and job descriptions. Working around the artificial barriers created by such pseudo-requirements is being an increasingly important skill for job seekers today.
As a device to discourage job applicants and/or to cull the number of resumes received, a growing number of employers are putting excessive and unnecessary prerequisites in their job postings and job descriptions. Working around the artificial barriers created by such pseudo-requirements is being an increasingly important skill for job seekers today.