Occasional reflections from David on leadership, career, mentorship, and the lessons that don’t show up on a resume.
It sounds backwards, but it is one of the more reliable instincts I have developed over the years:
“Fake It Till You Make It” I understand the intent: act confident, and the competence will follow. But
Everyone wants a mentor. What a lot of people actually want, if they are honest, is a cheerleader,
Why I Used to Say Yes Too Easily I used to say yes too easily. A good opportunity
Somewhere along the way, we picked up the idea that admitting you were wrong is a sign of
A resume is a record of what someone has already done. It tells you where they went to
For a long time, I wore my busyness like a badge. A packed calendar felt like proof that
When people picture mentorship, they picture a one-way transfer: the experienced person pours knowledge into the inexperienced one.
Some of the best people I have ever backed were people almost everyone else had passed over. Not