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Fast Company: The Most Dangerous Job in Business?

By: Mick, May 24th, 2007

In the most recent issue of Fast Company, there is an article about the position of Chief Marketing Officer, which Fast Company is declaring the most dangerous job in business. They are referring, of course, to job security, which seems to be practically non-existent among CMOs. The article notes that the average employment-span of CMOs […]

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Does Talent Really Matter?

By: Mick, November 21st, 2006

Talent is defined by Dictionary.com as a special natural ability or aptitude. It would seem to me that the word talent is misapplied when discussing most skills or tasks associated with a typical workplace setting. Does talent make one accountant or stock broker more productive than another? Can it really be said that being a […]

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