Content tagged with “careers”

“Interesting book about how generalists have value, and there might be a myth about those single-minded people who start in one discipline and stay there. It’s good, but the different chapters are not well-differentiated – the titles are vague, and I had trouble following the development of the…”

“this is a solid book about larger scale digital governance. i say ‘larger scale’ because it’s primarily about how to get order at the higher-levels – c-level, vp level, and steering committee level. this differentiates ‘governance’ and ‘operations’ for me: governance is Big Picture steering, where…”

“Absolutely brilliant book that anyone in their 20s or who is just starting out their career should read. It lays waste to the idea that we need to ‘pursue our passion,’ and instead promotes the idea that we need to ravenously acquire skill and either (1) find passion through the expression of that…”

“I think I loved the idea of this book more than the reality of it. She presents a really intriguing concept – consider your entire professional history together as your ‘body of work’ rather than individual jobs. However, the result is scattered. There are flashes of brilliance toward her topic,…”