When you leave a big professional services firm and go to a smaller, less recognized organization - does your brand value diminish? Is there a perception in the marketplace that your skill set has deteriorated over time? Since I grew up in the Michael Jordan era, it's like saying that Michael Jordan's basketball skills worsened when he took some time to play baseball. What we know is that Michael Jordan went on to win 3 more World Championships. For him, the shine didn't wear off. He had to work off the rust, but one would argue he became better and it may be because his hiatus playing baseball inspired him to realize his full potential as a basketball player. In the world of business, I think the same theory about a person's skill set holds true. It's not like because I haven't done logical structuring in a year it means that I forgot how to structure a presentation. But I also think that companies would rather hire the person that hasn't ta...
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