The Learning to Fly blog captures additional thoughts on how to think about careers and adds to the framework and other sections of Learning to Fly
Different phases, different wants and needs
When engineers embark on a new car design they look at two types of features that the new car should have. Wants are the features that it would be nice to have and needs are those things that are absolutely essential for the new car to be competitive in the marketplace. Applying the same construct…
Roles to play in ESG
The other day a student asked me about different career options in the broader area of ESG. What I told her is that these three concepts have been brought together by the finance industry and the rating agencies that work with them but that they are three, very different topics. The E is about the…
Learning to Fly in North America
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure to present Learning to Fly to groups of IESE Alumni and their guests in New York City and Toronto. Whenever I do these sessions I hear more people’s stories and find myself both intrigued and inspired. I will share two of those stories about the responsibility…
Telling your professional story
People love to listen to and tell stories. When I meet people to talk about their professional situation, they almost always start off by telling their story. Some of their stories are fascinating while others are predictable or a bit confusing. What many people’s story shows is how little conscious thought they had apparently put…
Difficult times require more thinking
If there is one thing that the last two and a half years have shown me is that the future is unpredictable. The first time I heard about the virus we now know as Covid-19, my sister pointed out that it might not be a good time to travel to China. This was in early…
Jobs in a post-virus world
During the first few months of the global pandemic, IESE Business School aired 44 webinars on Linked In, YouTube, and on the website of La Vanguardia, a local newspaper here in Barcelona as a way of helping the international business community cope with the crisis. I moderated about half of the webinars and was the…
How to get a job in this crazy time
If you have been reading some of the posts on this site then there is a general approach for finding the job that you really want. I, like many people, thought that by now we would be emerging from the effects of SARS-CoV-2 and entering into a new normal that would combine some of the…
How to write a CV and cover letter
Many people struggle with their CV or resume. In this post, I give my own tips.
Gigs and projects
In this very strange moment in the world, it may be difficult to land long term employment if you have just lost your job or graduated from school. Relatively short term projects or gigs, as they are typically called, can be a very effective way to buy some time between leaving one job, for whatever…
What do we need (really)
One of the impacts of the economic impact and uncertainty that has resulted from the measures to control the outbreak is that many people have seen their income reduced so maybe it is time to review what we really need from what we want or would like to have.
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