GeekMBA360

Jimmy had been working for the same employer for almost a decade.
His employer was a recently funded start-up when he joined the company as a contractor. He performed well, and was soon hired as a professional service consultant.
Jimmy had great customer facing skills. Customers loved his work. He won an excellent employee award [...]

[Read more →]

This year marks the tenth year of my career. In other words, not counting the two years of business school, I’ve been slaving away in Corporate America for a decade.
Ten years is a long time. Life is short. Lately, I have been doing a lot of reflection and thinking about the past, present [...]

[Read more →]

I’m going against the conventional wisdom. Job hopping is good for you if you can plan your moves strategically,
Since I’m neither a USC Trojan fan nor a Tennessee Volunteer fan, I’m fairly indifferent about Lane Kiffin’s move from Tennessee to USC. From an ethical standpoint, I didn’t like how Lane Kiffin made empty promises [...]

[Read more →]

I know quite a few people who recently moved out of the United States or are considering moving. Many of my MBA classmates are now working in China.
They feel that the United States is in decline, and the future is in somewhere else. Given how much debt the United States government owe, some folks are [...]

[Read more →]

After I published How My Friend Caleb Became A Legend Among Wall Street Junior Analysts, a reader asked me what my thoughts were on management consulting firms such as McKinsey & Company since these firms also have a "reverse pyramid" organizational structure that are similar to investment banks.
Like many things in life, Management Consulting is [...]

[Read more →]