Structure your narrative so it lands with impact. Because you’re being assessed on dimensions most interviewers can’t clearly articulate, and using criteria they’ve never been trained to evaluate, it’s important to understand what’s actually being judged.
Congrats, you’re invited for an interview for this role you applied to! This is hopefully the first step of many: you’ll have five, ten conversations, maybe more, with different people across the organization.
Especially the ones designed to make you invisible. In 1984, Michael Jordan walked onto the basketball court wearing black and red Air Jordans. There was just one problem: the NBA required shoes to be at least 51% white. Nike knew the rules. They knew they’d be fined $5,000 per game. Nike had decided to enter…
Most leaders in transition default to candidate mode without even realizing it.
And it doesn’t work because candidate energy is a losing game.
When a top performer unexpectedly becomes a low performer. Address capacity first.
Blending in and going with the flow is a great survival plan. But not an evolution strategy. Marine inspiration: be you, do you!
Job hunting is nobody’s core skill. We scramble into it. There are no professional job seekers. Most of the times, we figure it out on the fly, because the rules are a moving target, and so are we.
There is a before and an after in my career. A clear moment when my horizon expanded, new doors opened, when I felt an incredible sense of renewal, challenge and panic. That was the day I left Corporate.
zscala is one month old! Reflecting on these past weeks, Miami once again made my heart beat faster and my spirits rise higher. This city that has been my home for the last 12 years never ceases to inspire me and open new horizons.
Today is a big day: I am beyond proud to announce the launch of zscala, my company.
zscala’s mission is Leadership Excellence: empower start-up leaders to create high-growth organizations, with a focus on developing their authentic self, a strong company culture, and outstanding Talent practices.