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Weak Ties: How Distant Connections Shape Your Career

January 13, 2026 / David Alade

About two years ago, I applied for a job at JP Morgan that I’d found on LinkedIn. I didn’t fit the profile for the role perfectly, but it was good enough that I was invited for the first recruiter call and then to the next interview. It was at this interview that the hiring manager and I concluded that I probably wasn’t well suited for the role.

A few weeks later, I was contacted for another interview at JP Morgan, but this time for a role I hadn’t applied to. I showed up, obviously. The hiring manager informed me that I’d been recommended for the role by the previous hiring manager, who thought I might fit their team better. Unfortunately, this role didn’t work out either.

The Matthew Effect: Understanding How Success Compounds In Your Career

January 7, 2026 / David Alade

“Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.” — Matthew 13:12

Early in my career, before I knew it had been popularised as The Matthew Effect, I noticed this phenomenon. I captured it in an article as “it’s much easier to get ‘another success’ once you get the first one.”

Warren Buffett Exit Marks the End of an Era

December 31, 2025 / David Alade

Getting introduced to stock market investing during my undergraduate days was synonymous with getting introduced to Warren Buffett. There was a fanfare about even knowing him in my circle of friends: “You don’t know the Oracle of Omaha?” one would query, rhetorically, in such situations.

Over the years, I’ve read a few of his annual shareholder letters, two books that touch on different topics about him, and countless articles, videos, and audios.

How I Think About Goal Setting

December 30, 2025 / David Alade

When it comes to setting goals for the year, my approach has two parts.

1. The engine that powers all. These are habits and actions that I hold consistent from year to year. They are goals that don’t change (or slowly change), irrespective of what time of the year it is.
An example habit is my waking-up time (between 5:30am and 6am). An example action is my writing (I carry it year over year no matter what). Hold this thought for now.

The Right Tool for the Job: My Rationale for a Masters in Finance

August 12, 2025 / David Alade

June 2025, in Round 5 of 6 application rounds at London Business School, I was offered admission into the prestigious Masters in Finance (MiF) program.

August 2025, I started the program. It will take me two years to complete as I am studying part-time.

Understanding labour-levers in the job market

July 31, 2025 / David Alade

Across different job markets and sectors, employers have a scale of preference regarding what they value from employees and/or what they consider good enough to take a chance on prospective employees. This phenomenon is what I call the labour-levers of a given market.

All-in: the winning mindset

January 4, 2025 / David Alade

Reflecting on the year 2025 has prompted me to write this post. And since it is unusual for me to write a themed message whose relevance and resonance ends with a year, I hope that the point of this post will last beyond January, certainly hope it lasts beyond 2025. Actually, my wish is that it stays relevant and resonating for longer than my blog could be available on the internet. With that said, I want to share about All-in now.

How To Find Fulfilment In Any Work – A Definitive Approach

November 4, 2023 / David Alade

As I reflect on the last two years of my career, I want to write about a topic that we all care about, seek an answer to, and still search for: a sense of fulfilment in our jobs.

Setting Your Own Course: Embracing “Me Metric”

July 27, 2023 / David Alade

At a point in life, being able to walk is the metric that matters. Then, being able to talk. Then, it quickly moved to how many exams you passed with the purpose of getting promoted. Then it was CGPA, and then it was how long it took to get your first job. Soon, it would be how long you were in a role before you got promoted. Then, it would be what level you are on.

Why I Write

July 2, 2023 / David Alade

I think the real title should be A Few Reasons Why I Write. But don’t worry about that—let’s just get into it.

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