Category Archives: Growth

Attaining excellence

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Continuing on the theme from last week’s post from Bruce Feiler’s The Secrets of Happy Families, I also appreciated the book’s inquiry into how we attain excellence. American families are obsessed with having their kids play organized sports, so Feiler … Continue reading →

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Hard skills, soft skills, real skills

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

There’s a whole set of things that feel concrete and objective and are easiest to talk about: writing, financial modeling skills, project management, writing a decent PowerPoint deck, etc. And then there a whole set of “softer” skills – skill … Continue reading →

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Tune in for mindless affirmation

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

File this ad for New York TV station WPIX under: I’m not even sure I get what they’re saying. “If you’re thinking it, they’re saying it” is the slogan.  Huh?  It seems to mean, “We promise everything you see on … Continue reading →

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One good sign

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

In early 2008, about a year after I started at Acumen Fund, I noticed something surprising.  Even though I was busier than I had ever been, I started reading again– first fiction, but then all sorts of things including a … Continue reading →

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