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June 21, 2011

Convergent thinking, convergent practice, convergent careers

The unfortunate reality of being a convergent is that people don’t get you. As I mentioned last week in my posts on game theory, convergents are hard to “get” because people try too hard to fit them neatly into their own boxes (or circles) and to define what they know and what they do in […]

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Article by sean@higheredcareercoach.com / Career Skills, Coaching, Higher Education / career advice, career coach, convergence, convergent, education, game theory, reality, sean cook, technological convergence Leave a Comment

June 20, 2011

Existing at Points of Convergence

All my life, I have been an outsider. But not a conventional outsider, in the Rebel Without A Cause, the Outsiders, or even a [insert your favorite John Hughes film title] kind of outsider.

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June 16, 2011

Risks and rewards: Playing your own game

Games are played when you take calculated risks, in anticipation of potential rewards. So let’s finish out this week’s discussion of game theory, careers and business by examining the risk-to-reward ratio, and how you should figure it out. If you work with me, you do have some level of risk, because I will tell you […]

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