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"I retired because my health couldn't take it." This man, a mental health professional, made clear though that he was still able and willing to work. Not just conducting therapy sessions. The stress, which worsened several medical conditions, he determined was because he wasn't a pill doctor. He really did do old-fashioned talk sessions.  For him "retirement" meant admitting he could no longer handle the demands of his long-term career. And that might be how more of us Boomers, Xers and Yers approach aging. There could be biting the bullet on why the high-paying job or enterprise had to be abandoned. You don't have to be especially in-touch with your mind and body to get when that time comes.  The psychiatrist came for coaching to test out whether some possible nexts were total fantasies or doable in terms of yielding some income. They had worked since teenage years and couldn't face the rest of a life without income from labor. Would teaching music ...

  Almost 50% of new hires will fail within 18 months. That proves out the BusinessInsider reporting that   1) Those gold-plated resumes with Ivy credentials and experience at brandnames were never an accurate predictor of job success 2) Decision-makers about manpower increasingly are ignoring resumes, especially with all the AI-generated slop and  3) Other front-end screening strategies are being tried out. The emerging vetting process includes: Picking up on enthusiasm. You should be excited about the opportunity and be able to cite concrete reasons why. Yes, do your research about the organization and its players. "I want to work at Anthropic because of its AI ethics." "Paul, Weiss is my only real choice because I could contribute to Brad Karp's litigation team." "There's so much experimentation at Panera. Promising for increased traffic are the half-size portions. I have two ideas how to promote those." Identifying the skills needed for the spe...

The House Oversight Committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein has requested former Obama administration/Latham lawyer and current Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathy Ruemmler to testify. Here is the coverage by CNBC.   What's interesting in her response - which is "yes" - is that the spokesperson is her personal public relations representative Jennifer Connelly. Not a member of the public affairs staff at Goldman Sachs. Obviously, there is a distancing of her from the corporation.  Three weeks ago she had agreed to step down. But surprisingly that won't be until June 30th.  That date has remained set, despite more information coming out about her relationship with Epstein. For example, The New York Times recently did a comprehensive expose of elite medical doctors and medical centers looped in with Epstein. In it, Ruemmler was cited as using those services. Epstein oversaw that to the point that he reminded her to schedule her mammogram.  That didn't move up the dat...

 Way back in 1991, now-with-Yale Jeffrey Sonnenfeld nailed it in his book "The Hero's Farewell."  Former CEOs just can't let go. They do what it takes to stay on stage.  At Disney Bob Iger succeeded at that. He managed to climb back on. However, as we recall, his re-entry was rough. He initially hadn't gotten it that the media landscape had changed. His charm offensive looked manipulative. Currently, it seems that former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein is struggling to use a side door to re-enter the force field of extreme influence. That is, he published the memoir "Streetwise" and is giving scary interviews about the possibility of another 2008. Those still with the titles and with the influence could turn on him. The fearmongering could kill off business. Actually, as we know, the prediction of disaster could bring on the disaster.  The book is doing well. On Amazon it ranks 139. But, come on, it's the usual saga of up from less-than-nothin...

  "Futures tied to the  Dow Jones Industrial Average  lost 832 points, or 1.7%.  S&P 500 futures  slipped 1.7%, while  Nasdaq 100 futures  were down 2.2%." Around the world other markets take a big hit. Meanwhile the price of oil surges. That's what CNBC documents. And the war in the Middle East can drag on. Could a trend be kicking off: another global recession? In six years our monthly Social Security payment could take a haircut. Boomers, the luckiest generation in America, could become the one which never recovers from a severe financial downturn. UPDATE: DOW (DJI) Watchlist Share Compare Join the discussion 47,642.61 market open  • as of Mar 3, 10:27 AM EST ‎-1,262.17 (‎-2.58%)

No charge for a diagnostic peek by the car mechanic Fast service and no charge for grinding pup's nails An appointment in two days with a very busy medical center Free application of sealant on car roof And more. All those good outcomes resulted from a strategic shift in how I managed transactions. I used to talk like a lawyer. Very naive since the most effective lawyers such as Mickey Pohl from Jones Day and Brad Karp at Paul, Weiss usually don't talk like lawyers. Pohl is known for quips and irony, Karp for the language of soft persuasion (the kind we used to have hammered into us in freshman composition). So, how did I, a street-smart kid, wind up talking like a lawyer?  Well, I came of age during the heyday of leveraging law for massive reform. Everything from ending segregation in schools to forcing Detroit to make cars safe at any speed. I looked at all that and figured it was good. I would talk like a lawyer or how I decided lawyers talk. There were some wins. For exampl...