A red fox and a black raven stand close together in a grassy, open field with blurred trees in the background. The fox faces forward, alert, while the raven looks toward the fox.

The Fox and the Raven: Embracing professional adaptability

From networking events to prospective in-laws, the question ‘What do you do?’ typically calls for a standard answer: a defined role in one organization, preferably within a recognized sector. Of course, roles change over a lifetime. Not only do people advance from junior to senior positions with rising responsibilities and paychecks, but many also change…

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Letting intuition take the wheel

Four years ago I was listening to the radio while driving at work. The news at the top of the hour chattered away while I was thinking about, I guess, work stuff. The announcer finished one story, took a breath and began the next. It was at that point that everything they said suddenly became…