Andrew Hilger

Not All Who Wander Are Lost (career survey results)

February 6, 2025

I talk to so many people who are at a crossroad with their career. They can be 18 and picking a major, 35 and questioning their passion for a profession or 55 and contemplating the next chapter. Often they feel like they should have things figured out. They’re convinced everyone else does. Wrong on both…
Who finds no joy at work?

February 4, 2025

𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘂𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲H𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥… 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? 𝟴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿: As long as you’re trading time for money, work will be something to endure. Don’t resign yourself to a transactional existence. 𝟳. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗻𝗶𝗰: If you find yourself playing gotcha…
The United States of Ticketmaster (prices do not include fees)

January 28, 2025

It’s a New Day. Whether you like or hate the new administration’s policies, we’re witnessing a populist revolution. Just look at the tech sector and its billionaires. Feel the gale-force winds of change. Titans who had been neutral (Musk) have gone all in with full-throated support and major financing. Those who were antagonistic (Zuckerberg, Altman,…
Time for a New Career Metaphor

January 23, 2025

“𝘚𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘤𝘬’𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦.” “𝘉𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳.” “𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.” All of this well-meaning career advice rests on the premise that you know what you want to do– that you’re the captain of your career ship, charting your course toward some distant port. Small problem: 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 (𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁)…
Confession: My Unhealthy Relationship with Data

January 14, 2025
Favorite Books of 2024

January 2, 2025

Every so often, something you read fires off a constellation of neurons that results in an intense moment of clarity. Or maybe it’s not clarity that you feel, but you better understand your confusion. You’re left with a more informed question to ponder. The author has turned a phrase or connected a dot you hadn’t…