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Steve Jobs once said, “You've got to find what you love… the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle.” So passion must lead to a satisfying career, right? Not necessarily. We asked Logan Lyles, Allison Kern, and Perry Lane this question: What does passion mean to you? Perry, Logan, and Allison shared personal stories of how their passions and their work overlap. They also explored whether one’s professional path is typically revealed in an epiphany or more gradually over time. Logan Lyles is the Director of Partnerships at Sweet Fish Media and host of the B2B Growth Show. Perry Lane is a principal at Skybridge Associates and SVP and Head of Digital Marketing at Barlow Designs. Allison Kern is a Producer at Sweet Fish Media.
Steve Jobs once said, “You've got to find what you love… the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle.” So passion must lead to a satisfying career, right? Not necessarily. We asked Logan Lyles, Allison Kern, and Perry Lane this question: What does passion mean to you? Perry, Logan, and Allison shared personal stories of how their passions and their work overlap. They also explored whether one’s professional path is typically revealed in an epiphany or more gradually over time. Logan Lyles is the Director of Partnerships at Sweet Fish Media and host of the B2B Growth Show. Perry Lane is a principal at Skybridge Associates and SVP and Head of Digital Marketing at Barlow Designs. Allison Kern is a Producer at Sweet Fish Media.
Steve Jobs once said, “You've got to find what you love… the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle.” So passion must lead to a satisfying career, right? Not necessarily. We asked Logan Lyles, Allison Kern, and Perry Lane this question: What does passion mean to you? Perry, Logan, and Allison shared personal stories of how their passions and their work overlap. They also explored whether one’s professional path is typically revealed in an epiphany or more gradually over time. Logan Lyles is the Director of Partnerships at Sweet Fish Media and host of the B2B Growth Show. Perry Lane is a principal at Skybridge Associates and SVP and Head of Digital Marketing at Barlow Designs. Allison Kern is a Producer at Sweet Fish Media.
Many people confuse networking, a verb, and network, a noun. Networking is transactional, inauthentic, and feels desperate, but a good network fosters authentic relationships. Jamie Millar is the founder of Skybridge Associates, leaders in providing peer networks that cultivate cooperation, support, trust, and a sense of belonging for executives for some of the largest, most successful companies. He’s also the author of the book Building Bridges, which asserts that too few leaders enjoy the benefits of regular peer engagement and offers simple design principles that enhance the value of peer networks. In this podcast, Jamie brings his experience to the table as you’re invited to listen in to the conversations of groups of industry leaders discussing topics like: How does the gig economy and fluid labor markets impact companies and employees? How would we design careers if we knew people would live to be 150 years old? How should we think about education when all the world's knowledge fits in our pocket? Jamie’s has spent the last 30+ years building bridges between people and ideas and is excited to continue that here on this show.
Many people confuse networking, a verb, and network, a noun. Networking is transactional, inauthentic, and feels desperate, but a good network fosters authentic relationships. Jamie Millar is the founder of Skybridge Associates, leaders in providing peer networks that cultivate cooperation, support, trust, and a sense of belonging for executives for some of the largest, most successful companies. He’s also the author of the book Building Bridges, which asserts that too few leaders enjoy the benefits of regular peer engagement and offers simple design principles that enhance the value of peer networks. In this podcast, Jamie brings his experience to the table as you’re invited to listen in to the conversations of groups of industry leaders discussing topics like: How does the gig economy and fluid labor markets impact companies and employees? How would we design careers if we knew people would live to be 150 years old? How should we think about education when all the world's knowledge fits in our pocket? Jamie’s has spent the last 30+ years building bridges between people and ideas and is excited to continue that here on this show.
Many people confuse networking, a verb, and network, a noun. Networking is transactional, inauthentic, and feels desperate, but a good network fosters authentic relationships. Jamie Millar is the founder of Skybridge Associates, leaders in providing peer networks that cultivate cooperation, support, trust, and a sense of belonging for executives for some of the largest, most successful companies. He’s also the author of the book Building Bridges, which asserts that too few leaders enjoy the benefits of regular peer engagement and offers simple design principles that enhance the value of peer networks. In this podcast, Jamie brings his experience to the table as you’re invited to listen in to the conversations of groups of industry leaders discussing topics like: How does the gig economy and fluid labor markets impact companies and employees? How would we design careers if we knew people would live to be 150 years old? How should we think about education when all the world's knowledge fits in our pocket? Jamie’s has spent the last 30+ years building bridges between people and ideas and is excited to continue that here on this show.
Making it to the C-level in business is a big accomplishment. Unfortunately, it can be lonely at the top. Jamie Millar, President/Founder of SkyBridge Associates coordinates and facilitates executive peer networks that address some very common, yet hard to fulfill, needs of today's executives. Peer networks create a sense of community. They are a place to share ideas and solve problems. They are an invitation-only place for executives to have the conversations they probably should be having...but aren't. Please join us as Jamie makes a powerful case for how these networks enhance critical thinking, improve decision-making and force executives to challenge their own thinking. He offers an interesting perspective on the polarization in the US as an immigrant and talks about his absolute adoration for the Boston Red Sox...
James Millar is the author of Building Bridges: The Case for Executive Peer Networks (July 2018) . He is founder and president of SkyBridge Associates. James believes in the power of great conversations, and his firm creates the platforms leaders need to build authentic relationships and share valuable insights with each other. Since 2004, James has led more than 150 round-table meetings for networks of executives and board directors in the United States, Canada, and Europe. “Focus on why you're doing it, if you're an entrepreneur just because you think you're going to make a lot of money or you think you're going to have some romanticised view of what being an entrepreneur is, I think that's the wrong reason. I think if you have something you want to do for the world, if you believe that you have a certain set of talents as we all do by the way that you want to share with the world, then an entrepreneurial platform is the best way to do it”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-6D8
Jamie Millar is the founder of SkyBridge Associates and the former director of MBA Admissions at Harvard Business School. He spent his career creating networks, or peer groups for C-Suite executives, and board directors, essentially hand selecting discussion groups for those who don’t have many peers internally and may not realize how to benefit from […] The post ML86 – The Difference Between Networks and Networking with Jamie Millar appeared first on Jake A Carlson.
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There is nothing cookie-cutter about being an executive – no template, no recipe gives you the prowess you need to inspire people, design profitable tasks, and keep your firm growing. Your most effective way to learn the ropes comes from talking with your peers – veterans who have faced and are currently solving challenges akin to yours. Host Bart Jackson brings on the man who is the master at engineering beneficial peer groups, James Millar, CEO of Skybridge Associates and author of Building Bridges – The Case for Executive Peer Networks.Together Bart and James discuss how to design an effective peer group, how to find one that suits you, and the many benefits you can garner from a peer group that networking can never match. And as a bonus bit of learning, tune in and learn from James, former head of admissions for Harvard’s MBA program, the real value of an MBA today,
There is nothing cookie-cutter about being an executive – no template, no recipe gives you the prowess you need to inspire people, design profitable tasks, and keep your firm growing. Your most effective way to learn the ropes comes from talking with your peers – veterans who have faced and are currently solving challenges akin to yours. Host Bart Jackson brings on the man who is the master at engineering beneficial peer groups, James Millar, CEO of Skybridge Associates and author of Building Bridges – The Case for Executive Peer Networks.Together Bart and James discuss how to design an effective peer group, how to find one that suits you, and the many benefits you can garner from a peer group that networking can never match. And as a bonus bit of learning, tune in and learn from James, former head of admissions for Harvard's MBA program, the real value of an MBA today.