I wrote a long essay about what I learned from Reid Hoffman over the past 4.5 years.
I also describe some of what I did from 2012 to 2014 — a behind-the-scenes role I haven’t written about until now.
You can read the full essay here.
Fortune Magazine: Treat Your Career Like a Start-up
There’s a feature story in Fortune magazine this month with a suggested 2015 resolution for all professionals: treat your career as a startup.
Delighted to see our book The Start-up of You as an anchor in the piece, and to see the career story of Nitin Julka highlighted as well. Nitin is featured on the Start-up of You web site as a case study in someone who used the principles of the book to transform his career:
On a quarterly basis, he conducts a life assessment and reviews what he considers to be his professional competitive advantage. Among his “most unique” attributes he lists his receptiveness to feedback. Indeed, in his quest for continual improvement, he has recorded personal and professional feedback in a single, running Google doc since 2010. He reads it once a week, when prompted by a recurring calendar invite.
Here’s the full Fortune piece.
HR Magazine: 2015 Trendsetters
Excited to be on the cover of HR Magazine this month as a Trendsetter for 2015. We certainly hope 2015 is the year of The Alliance!
Experiencing Hawaii for the First Time
Having spent most of my life in California and loving to travel, it’s been an odd fact that I had never been to Hawaii.
Well, it’s a fact no more. I had a lovely New Year’s in Maui with good friends, food, and books. And no email or Twitter for five full days, which is always a refreshing respite.
Hawaii is indeed magical in winter time. A few theories. First, the climate: it’s warm there when it’s cold here, with no humidity. Second, the spirit of calm. It’s the natural Hawaain culture, I suppose. More important is the fact that pretty much all the tourists are there to simply chill out is infectious. Most of Hawaii is tourist central and they spread the chill out spirit in all the restaurants and beaches and hotels. Third, unlike Mexico, you don’t have to worry about passports, cell phone plans, currency and so on — further reducing possible stress in a beach front vacation.
(There’s a lot of natural beauty in Hawaii, though I must say, I didn’t come upon many nature scenes in Hawaii that we don’t have in beautiful California.)
Happy 2015.