Charlie Sheen is providing a target-rich environment when it comes to consideration of career moves. Celebrity careers make for fascinating case studies – brilliant ascensions, rapid falls from grace, and restorations of reputations happen and are publicly chronicled. By now, it would have been hard to...
Can BP CEO Tony Hayward help himself? For that matter, can anyone on his top management team help themselves? Since shortly after the April 20th accident on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform it appears that BP executives have made headlines more for their unfortunate comments...
There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal recently. Reporter Jonnelle Marte described the fact that lean companies were increasingly leaning on younger, less experienced to do more, earlier in their careers. She rightly points out the benefits and risks these "opportunities" present. Our...
The most talked about career move of the week belongs to late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien. TBS announced that O'Brien would debut his show on its network this fall, after its baseball post-season coverage concludes. Many were surprised by what they view as an...
People are quick to understand that mentors matter, but fewer understand how to really get the most out of one. Our contention is that just as with any other strategic resource, a key predictor of what will make one executive more successful than the next...
We compete for jobs: the more desirable the job, the tougher the competition. Most people readily understand this. But, fewer people recognize that the pursuit of an open job can be framed as one "move" in a multifaceted game called "a career." Individuals who see...
The role of Chief Operations Officer is clearly important. In fact, it has been argued that the number two position is the toughest job in a company. COOs are typically the key individuals responsible for the delivery of results on a day-to-day, quarter-to-quarter basis. They...
Nate Bennett's Ongoing list of published articles and mentions ________________________________________________________ Dill, K. (2013). Lululemon Wants You To Know It Still Has A Sense Of Humor. But Should It Be Laughing. Forbes.com, June 13. Bennett, N., & McMahon, B. (2013). What Baseball Teaches About...