Speaking Up

CHAPTER17Career Advice

It’s not about the Porsche.

—Steve Blank

There is an old axiom that says we learn from our failures. A Harvard Business School study¹ indicates this may not be the case. While the executives certainly had failures and made mistakes along the way, it would be more accurate to say that they learned from their successes and from their mentors, as well as from their failures.

Here they share some hard-won tips that you will find useful in managing your own career growth.

What’s Hot and What’ s Not

The key to success lies in doing what you love. Brenda Rhodes told me:

I speak a lot to younger people who are trying to find their careers. And the number one question they ask is, ‘Where’s the big money going to be in the next decade? ...