Maybe we should reinvent how we commemorate, before we celebrate, our military. It is the day after Veterans Day and, due to angst, I am revisiting the big celebration. For the past couple of years I have been thinking about the significance of Veterans Day and asking myself the same basic question. “Why do we […]
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How Valuable Experiences Can Guide Your Career
October 5, 2018 
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Two Catalysts Make It Possible Orientations to Transition & A Process to Organize Experiences. It has been some time since I last posted to this site. I just finished writing my first book called Careerismo which outlines how to get started in a career. I intentionally kept my book short and to the point, which […]
Continue reading From College to Career What I Have Learned About Diversity and Inclusion
May 8, 2018 0 Comments
The second installment in a three-part series (2 of 3) on Lessons of Diversity & Inclusion. Last time out I shared lessons I have learned about diversity from Kindergarten through 12th Grade. My next two posts cover a period of time from college to career. Specifically, professional experiences which have taken place during my time […]
Continue reading How to Control What You Can’t Control In Transition
April 17, 2018 0 Comments
(This is post #4 in an ongoing series of articles on career transition for military officers & NCOs.) Avoiding the common in situations out of your control. There are two general categories of transition. The parts you directly control and those which involve other people, decisions and circumstances outside of your control. For convenience, I […]
Continue reading Military to MBA Career – Practice One & Done on Transition
April 9, 2018 0 Comments
This is post #3 in an ongoing series of articles on career transition for military officers & NCOs. Last time out, I posted about doing one transition one at a time and not combining multiple transitions. Having one transition flow naturally into the another will allow you to prioritize, focus and get through it. I […]
Continue reading From Kindergarten to College and Career, What I Have Learned About Diversity and Inclusion.
April 5, 2018 0 Comments
This is installment one in a three-part series (1 of 3) on Diversity & Inclusion. I was fortunate enough to have as one of my three best friends from Kindergarten-12th grade a Japanese American kid named Jimmy Okada. Jimmy and his family were great. His father, Sam, was a Pharmacist and the most educated person […]
Continue reading Military to MBA Career – Take One Transition At A Time
March 26, 2018 0 Comments
Piling Multiple Transitions on Each Other Seems Reasonable, But Doesn’t Work. Career transitions start out simple enough, but life quickly complicates matters. And, soon enough, your career transition is no longer just about starting or changing careers. As human beings who seek growth and performance, we are notorious for combining and co-mingling. Other types of […]
Continue reading What No One Has Ever Told You About Transition…Until Now
March 16, 2018 0 Comments
Transition in the Military Never Ends, But Use of the Word “Transition” Should. The word “transition” is associated with and has become about “all things military”. Through general, frequent and improper use, transition is now a highly-marginalized term having little or no significance. Everyone inside and outside the military casually throws it around as a […]
Continue reading A recruiter’s perspective on the state of diversity in the MBA industry.
January 16, 2018 0 Comments
For the past 14 years, I have been recruiting grad students for more than 50 MBA schools. Most of them reside in the US and a few in Europe. I have recruited military officers for several reasons. Aside from being leaders and desirable students, one reason is because the military is the largest diversity employer […]
Continue reading MBA Applications – Simple, Surprise & Significant
January 9, 2018 0 Comments
Last week, we forwarded a post about 3 tips for building the perfect college application, from a CEO who went to Harvard for free. We called it the three (3) S’s of applications. Here is my quick take on the approach which I shared while coaching a 24-year old MBA applicant. Be Simple. Is where […]
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