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Goldman Sachs Bonus Day and the Entitled Ego

To the outside world, today is just a normal weekday in January. On Wall Street, today is anything but normal. Today is Comp Day, the day…

Feb 20, 2022

Goldman Sachs Bonus Day and the Entitled Ego

Feb 20, 2022

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Trading Derivatives and the Shame-Based Fear of Being Ordinary

It is November 2010 on the Goldman Sachs trading floor in New York City. It is just two years removed from the depths of the Global…

Jul 10, 2020

Trading Derivatives and the Shame-Based Fear of Being Ordinary

Jul 10, 2020

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Ego Scooby Snacks

I need to go on a diet. I have been munching on too many snacks. But not anything like cakes or cookies. The snacks I’m talking about are…

Mar 11

Ego Scooby Snacks

Mar 11

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From “It Happened TO Me” to “It Happened FOR Me”

There is somebody who is important to me in my life who is not talking to me. It’s painful. It’s painful because I love him, and I’d really…

Feb 17, 2023

From “It Happened TO Me” to “It Happened FOR Me”

Feb 17, 2023

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Imposter Syndrome

What are you an imposter to?

Oct 27, 2022

Imposter Syndrome

Oct 27, 2022

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I Dislike In You What I Dislike In Me

After being abroad for most of my adult life, I have been back in the US living with and spending time with my parents the last few months…

Jul 23, 2022

I Dislike In You What I Dislike In Me

Jul 23, 2022

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The Freedom Fantasy

My definition of freedom was wrong all along

Apr 20, 2022

The Freedom Fantasy

Apr 20, 2022

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The Five Elements of Trust

Identifying the specific gaps in trust is the key to rebuilding it

Aug 31, 2021

The Five Elements of Trust

Aug 31, 2021

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Love In The Workplace

Eight years ago, one of the best bosses I ever had brought me into a conference room after a heated exchange during which I had gone…

Jul 28, 2021

Love In The Workplace

Jul 28, 2021

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The Salt in the Dish (Finding our Humility)

“I am just the salt in the dish.”

Apr 3, 2021

The Salt in the Dish (Finding our Humility)

Apr 3, 2021

Michael Sloyer

Michael Sloyer

Michael is a leadership development coach at Upbuild. www.upbuild.com. former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs.

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