George Anders
Senior editor at large
LinkedIn
Education
Stanford University
B.A., Economics
1978Podcasts
30:11202: How You Can Do (Almost) Anything in Tech With a Liberal Arts Degree w/ George Anders, LinkedIn [Main T4C episode]
George Anders is a senior editor at large at LinkedIn. He’s authored five business books including the New York Times bestseller Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Reinvention of Hewlett Packard, and most recently You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a “Useless” Liberal Arts Degree. After earning his..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“Get to know some of the people who’ve come from very different backgrounds. They’re admirable. You can learn a lot from them. And it’s also a way to widen your network and a little bit of courtesy to people who were having to speak a different language.”
Best Career Advice
“Make this a work of quality, you’ll be glad you did.”
Career Challenge
“The Wall Street Journal was bought by new owners, and what they wanted to do and what I wanted to do were quite different. And as I moved on, I set up my own shop. But the big impact of having to build a brand of one rather than living under the umbrella of the Wall Street Journal was I wasn’t the Wall Street Journal anymore, I was just George.”
Skills
Publishing, Editorial, Social Media, Journalism, Editing, Magazines, Feature Articles, Digital Media, Start-ups, Published Author, News Writing, Non-fiction, Speech Writing, Public Speaking, Interviews, Leadership, Headline Writing
Professional Interests
Larry Fink, Joel Peterson, Dan Ariely, LinkedIn, Google, Adobe, TRT Remote Work & Travel Community Worldwide, Remote Workers on LI, Career Services Professionals (LNKD), Stanford University
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