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  Forté Signals

  Nice Hat. Hope It Doesn’t Become a Tattoo.

  My colleague Katie Stanfield recently wrote about a well-known decision-making framework that asks you to categorize a decision before you make it: Is it a hat, a haircut or a tattoo? A hat is easy to reverse. Don’t like it? Take it off. A haircut takes longer to undo, but eventually it grows out. A […]

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  Job Search

  The Job That Isn’t There Yet

  You can’t apply for a job that hasn’t been posted yet. You can, however, meet the person who’s going to hire for it. And September may give you better odds of doing that than you’d think. Why’s that? Seems there’s a weird little mismatch in the job market this time of year. A recent Fortune […]

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  Leadership

  How to be great at making decisions

  We make thousands of decisions every day. Just think about how many food-related decisions you make each day, from what to eat to how to get it and “do you want to add guac?” No wonder figuring out what’s for dinner is one of the most exhausting parts of adult life. At work, the stakes […]

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  B-School Spotlights

  Five Ways an MBA Future-Proofs Your Career

  This blog is sponsored by University of Michigan (Ross School of Business) As technology continues to change, industries transform, and the skills employers are looking for evolve, developing the knowledge and leadership skills for an adaptable career is more important than ever. Wondering how to keep up? An MBA can help you prepare for what’s […]

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  Leadership

  The Decisions That Don’t Look Like Decisions

  Some decisions announce themselves:  You get two job offers to choose between. You’re deciding whether to apply to graduate school. Your manager offers you a promotion that would require a move. These decisions are hard to miss. There’s a deadline. There are pros and cons. You know you’re making a decision. And because you recognize […]

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  MBAs on the Move

  The Dream Came True. Then the Story Kept Going.

  When Forté first featured Lee Gonzalez in 2016, she was doing what entrepreneurs often do: looking ahead. She and her sister had already built and sold two hostels in Barcelona before opening their third, The Local, in Queens. Their next dream was already taking shape, a hotel-hostel hybrid in Portland, Oregon. Lee talked about it […]

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