By Brian Mitchell, Managing Partner & CEO It only takes one step to create momentum which can lead to life-altering positive change. A little dramatic opening? Yeah, maybe so, but physics is not subject to interpretation so humor me. In Newtonian mechanics, the essential law of momentum is defined as the product of the mass Read More
By Brian Mitchell, Managing Partner & CEO. Internal interviews are often taken too lightly by both candidates and hiring executives. This is a mistake, especially by the hiring executive. Internal interviews, if they’re completed at all, are often informal rubber stamps to anoint a single employee who has been identified as a high performer in their current Read More
By Brian Mitchell, Managing Partner & CEO Even the most successful operators and senior professionals feel like they’re in a career rut now and again. It’s important to remember that career paths are rarely linear, and it’s natural to encounter periods of stagnation, uncertainty, or simply boredom. Here are some suggestions to help you get Read More
By Brian Mitchell, CEO & Managing Partner. I speak with dozens of senior executives every week and I really enjoy the strategic dialog shared. Accomplished CXO’s sometimes unconsciously begin to describe a “career inflection point” they find themselves in: frustrated with some aspect of their current company, seeking a more entrepreneurial venture, want a bigger Read More
By Brian Mitchell, CEO & Managing Partner. I have a pair of denim jeans that I purchased from L.L.Bean for 30 bucks in 2007. They are not the most comfortable pair of pants I own and not nearly the most stylish, but I love these jeans. They are a special reminder to me…I’ll come back Read More
By Brian Mitchell, Managing Partner & CEO. I attended the Possible event in Miami last week which featured many high-profile business leaders and consumer influencers. Elon Musk, a pretty big “get”, was one of the panelists and his session was packed. Say what you will about his social views or politics, the guy is brilliantly Read More