A friend sent me this article by Thomas Friedman upon learning I was leaving the relative (perceived) safety of my job to join a start-up. Really impactful read for me. Particularly liked this ...
Hoffman argues that professionals need an entirely new mind-set and skill set to compete. “The old paradigm of climb up a stable career ladder is dead and gone,” he said to me. “No career is a sure thing anymore. The uncertain, rapidly changing conditions in which entrepreneurs start companies is what it’s now like for all of us fashioning a career. Therefore you should approach career strategy the same way an entrepreneur approaches starting a business.”