Harvard Business Review has a great piece on how to brief a senior executive. It’s hard to succinctly present work to senior leaders, especially in research when you know there is so much ‘goodness’ that often can’t be presented due to time. For me, staying focused on the task is crucial to success, and understanding how to bring a team around that may have gone off course is a skill that I’ve worked on over the years. The other is staying silent. I think this is my superpower. Over the years I’ve become very comfortable taking a long pause. It makes people think, consider, and just slow down.

Some good thoughts on how to manage your career over time. Reading these 12 career lessons made me stop and think about my past, present, and future.

Ready for the holidays? The New York Times has published their 2020 Holiday Gift Guide. Always a helpful resource this time of year. I especially like the category called ‘Hard to Please’!