Careers Change // Forrest Christian // 2010 May 7 //

You have no idea what’s in store for you. Smiling goat via George Chernilevsky
Teams that encounter frustrating problems as they are working sometimes attach to a single team member all the negative feelings that are rampant in the group. They make that person to be scapegoat, the one who is responsible for everything that has gone wrong. If that bad actor could just be removed, the thinking…
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Careers // Forrest Christian // 2009 August 10 //

Why was I a big success consulting with an international investment bank but considered an idiot when consulting for a national insurance company doing the same type of work? If you are a hidden high potential, the fact that the company is international vs. national matters more than raw company size because of issues of complexity.
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Careers Coaching Transitions // Forrest Christian // 2008 December 9 //

Yesterday we looked at an ancient story. Here’s a more modern discussion from humorist P. G. Wodehouse’s first “Blandings” novel, Something Fresh [Something New] [1915]:
“…I think I have it now. My life has been such a series of jerks. I dash along–then something happens which stops that bit of my life with a jerk; and then I have to start over again–a new bit. I think I’m getting…
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Careers Events // Forrest Christian // 2008 June 25 //

For the past few weeks I’ve been telling you that I am developing a new program to help Hidden High Potentials discover who they are and find fulfilling work and lives. I’m proud to announce the first part of that program, The Secret Rules for Career Success. Because you are reading Requisite Writings right now, I want to give you the first opportunity to sign up when we finalize the dates…
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