Leadership & Management

From Investment Banking to Entrepreneurship: Scott Galloway’s Lessons in Humility & Self-Awareness

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Scott Galloway says he hated investment banking and was bad at it,...

The job exposed his insecurity, impatience, and poor fit with larg...

After leaving banking he founded and sold Profit, later rebuilding...

He stresses humility about success and self-forgiveness after fail...

Scott Galloway on Career Growth: Embracing Discomfort, Feedback & Resilience

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Scott Galloway entered investment banking at Morgan Stanley, quick...

Despite the misfit, he credits the experience with teaching discip...

He argues early careers should be used to “workshop” different...

The broader lesson is to avoid romanticizing elite firms or entrep...

When “MD” Becomes a Title of Perception: Rethinking Leadership in Investment Banking

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The article argues that the Managing Director title in investment ...

Promotion to MD often depends on internal sponsorship and lobbying...

Large U.S. banks have been rapidly adding MDs—far more than Euro...

This dilution of meaning can leave MDs with high expectations but ...
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