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The Dirty Truth About Office Politics

(Why Pretending You’re “Above It” Is Career Suicide)

Oct 4

The Dirty Truth About Office Politics

Oct 4

Ready to Become the Trusted Advisor Every Hiring Manager Needs?

Recruiters are about to face their “adapt or die” moment.

Oct 3

Ready to Become the Trusted Advisor Every Hiring Manager Needs?

Oct 3

Courage is a Choice

We’ve over-romanticized talent. We talk about “natural-born leaders,” “genius founders,” “prodigy athletes,” like they were sculpted by…

Sep 28

Courage is a Choice

Sep 28

The Grind Is Not Glamorous

We’ve been sold a lie. The lie that the grind is noble, that burnout is proof of ambition, that if you’re not mainlining caffeine and…

Sep 27

The Grind Is Not Glamorous

Sep 27

The Worst Prison in the World

The worst prison in the world doesn’t have bars, guards, or a cellmate named “Big Mike.” It doesn’t smell like bleach and despair. It lives…

Sep 26

The Worst Prison in the World

Sep 26

Recruiting Isn’t Dying. But Recruiters Who Stop Learning Are.

Every few months, some LinkedIn oracle declares “Recruiting is dead.” Spoiler: it isn’t. What is dead — or at least rotting on the vine —…

Sep 22

Recruiting Isn’t Dying. But Recruiters Who Stop Learning Are.

Sep 22

Conviction Over Consensus

Consensus is comforting. Conviction is lonely. And if you’re doing leadership right, you’ll spend more time in the latter than the former.

Sep 16

Conviction Over Consensus

Sep 16

Someday is A Long Con Game

Bruce Springsteen once said, “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the person you want to become and start being the person you…

Sep 14

Someday is A Long Con Game

Sep 14

Leadership in the Dark

Validation is the world’s most addictive drug. Stronger than nicotine, deadlier than fentanyl. Unlike opioids, it’s free and infinite. A…

Sep 13

Leadership in the Dark

Sep 13

The Job Market is Brutal. Now What?

The job market right now? It’s a knife fight in a phone booth. Even A-players are getting ghosted. Ivy League MBAs are sending résumés…

Sep 9

The Job Market is Brutal. Now What?

Sep 9

Brian Fink

Brian Fink

Executive Recruiter. ✈ #ATL ↔ #SF ✈ Building companies is my favorite. Opinions are my own. Responsibility is freedom. 🖖

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