Bassam Salem
Dear young person: The world has changed since your parents were children; in fact, I’d anecdotally argue that the generational gap between your generation and theirs is larger than the prior two or three gaps combined. Can you believe we didn’t have iPhones just ten years ago? There was barely a “Worldwide web” just twenty years ago. A car that […]
In honor of Labor Day in the United States, our discussion turned to the topic of “work”; what advice would we give our children about choosing work and making the most of it? Well, I’ve done my best to distill the conversation into seven salient tips. 1. Don’t solve for the rest of your life; […]
2016 is going to be a big year for me; it’s going to conclude a fantastic chapter of my professional career that I started in 2003. More importantly, it’s going to open a brand new chapter that I hope will be the most exciting yet. As I pondered my career so far, I identified four distinct chapters before this upcoming fifth one. Here’s the outline of my current, five-chapter professional book.
I’m currently in the process of transitioning out of my current position. I’m proud to say that I’m doing so on very friendly terms and, over the past few days, one of the most common questions I’ve received has been: “how are you able to leave and still be on such good terms with your boss […]
I’m honored that, for some time now, my friends and colleagues have come to me for career advice and guidance. It’s actually been quite a responsibility to hold. Topics have been everything from personal job fit to long-term career planning to deciding about accepting a new position. Fortunately for me, they haven’t sued me yet […]
Like me, when you read the question posed in the title, you likely expected something like: brain surgeon, air traffic controller, or Navy SEAL. I certainly did; if you didn’t, I envy your open mind. I posed this question to my pre-teen son to instigate a discussion on career choices and, rather than asking him […]