“The traditional metaphor for careers is a ladder, but I no longer think that metaphor holds. It just doesn’t make sense in a less hierarchical world... Build your skills, not your resume. Evaluate what you can do, not the title they’re going to give you. Do real work. Take a sales quota, a line role, an ops job. Don’t plan too much, and don’t expect a direct climb. If I had mapped out my career when I was sitting where you are, I would have missed my career.” IfsThinkingWorldGivingRealJobsCan DoLinesCareersRolesToo MuchPlansSkillsSittingDirectMetaphorTraditionalMake SenseTitlesClimbsWhere You AreLaddersEvaluateResumesReal WorkQuota Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“In baseball, when you get into the batter's box, that's it. It's just you. It's one man against the world. All that matters in that moment is your individual achievement and your individual skill. There is literally nothing that anyone else on your team can do for you. Hell, they're all sitting on the bench, waiting to see what happens, just like the fans in the crowd! It's just you and your bat. And the ball.” MenWorldMatterMomentsHappensIndividualWaitingCan DoHellTeamFansSkillsAchievementSittingBaseballBallsCrowdsBoxesThat MomentOne ManBatsBenchesIndividual AchievementSitting On The Bench Book:Boy Toy Source: Boy Toy
“Let`s teach those people that when they go to work, they get skills, they meet people, they get opportunities, they get to climb the ladder, they get much better off than the person who`s just sitting at home receiving those things.” PeoplePersonsHomeOpportunityTeachSkillsSittingClimbsReceivingBetter OffLadders Author:Benjamin Carson
“For us Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp is bigger than the music. It is very much an experience that brings a lot of skills and discoveries about yourself together. In that respect, it also enables you to learn that being in a band is a lot tougher than sitting around and playing guitar in your bedroom.” TogetherFantasyRocksBandSkillsSittingDiscoveryBiggerGuitarAbout YourselfCampsBedroomRock And RollSitting AroundPlaying Guitar Author:Rob Halford
“On 'Idol,' Steven Tyler will be sitting at a table with two other judges, and part of his job will be keeping his yap zipped while they talk. This makes no sense at all, since Tyler has zero yap-zipping skills.” TwoJobsJudgingSkillsSittingTablesZeroIdols Author:Rob Sheffield