Through September 24th, 2017, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is holding an exhibition of the work of Takashi Murakami called "The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg". The exhibition features 50 works spanning 3 decades of his career.
All in Life
Experience Teaches Us
I was speaking with one of my dearest friends the other day and he told me about a conversation he had with his father:
My Dad told me the other day that I call a lot these days.
Leadership Happens in the Small Moments
When we think of leadership, we often tend to think of it as this larger than life, grand personality characteristic that is essentially an intrinsically developed ability.
The nature of much of the public discourse on the subject is such that it tends to focus on the grand gesture...
Podcast #4-From Consulting to Corporate to Private Equity: An Interview with Brian Slobodow Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of the Omerisms Podcast and my interview with Brian Slobodow.
In this episode, Brian and I continue our conversation around his experiences in the management consulting industry and where it is headed.
Podcast #4-From Consulting to Corporate to Private Equity: An Interview with Brian Slobodow Part 1
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Omerisms podcast, where I interview interesting people and discuss, explore and debate interesting business, career and personal development topics.
Our Ability to Shape Events
Where we are is a function of our choices, some we've consciously made, others implicitly, still others made for us (for better or for worse).
Omerisms Podcast Episode 3 - Parable of The Chessboard and Luck
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Omerisms podcast, where I discuss, explore and debate interesting business, career and personal development topics.
This month's podcast is a bit different from the first two...
Why You Can Always Have A Second (Or Third) Act
When I was younger, I was obsessed with the idea that I had to get everything exactly right. I had to make the exact right career choices. I had to apply to exactly the right companies. I had to behave, dress in exactly the right way.
It was premised on a notion that if I didn't make exactly the right choices, my career and indeed my life, would go off the rails.
It Starts With a Hunch
All businesses start with a hunch.
A feeling in your gut that "there's something here". That someone (or lots of someones) might actually pay for the product or service that, for now, brews in your head.
The thing about learning guitar is that it’s up to you what path you take to develop your ability. You could learn “by rote”, meticulously absorbing theory, scales, chords, and then recreating famous songs in intricate detail.