Principles:
Actively Seek out and Follow the Breadcrumbs
The best way up the mountain is rarely the most direct
Growth over achievement
Optimizing the equation of success:
-Set the right objective function and beware the ‘local maximum’
-There are many variables. Focus on the most critical.
-Don’t get confused on how it’s graded (and who does the grading)
Show Notes
Jacob Jones’ journey to a business management career was unexpected (at least to him) and involved leaps of faith, major disappointments, and several miracles. Jacob is now mid-career, middle management, having recently joined Eastman Chemical as the Corporate Director of Product and Pricing. His previous decade was spent at 3M in a variety of strategy and business roles. Originally a Chemical Engineer, Jacob holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Brigham Young University where he co-founded what is now the Global Engineering Outreach program. He served as a full-time missionary in the Australia Sydney South mission. Jacob and his wife Summer recently moved from Minnesota to Eastern Tennessee, where they are attempting to conscript their four children into a family bluegrass band.
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