Ten Cents Won't Buy Better Connected

A while back I offhandedly mentioned to my friend CYK about perhaps subscribing to Newsweek or Time, but he said, “You should get The Economist. It’s the only magazine Bill Gates reads.”

I don’t generally argue with CYK’s advice, so for over 3,000 air miles (even though Time would’ve been only 500), I signed up, and waited impatiently for the first issue to come. Today the fourth one’s due, and I’m finally learning the skill of reading only articles that interest me. They’re all fascinating, really, and so artfully written–but way too dense for me to plow through all 100+ pages of them every week.

Even the ads–at least most of the “Executive Focus” ones–are too far on the uppity side for my feeble brain. But a recent InterExec block seemed to jump out and grab me: “Could you be better connected? We are.Roles above £200k are seldom seen – we have unique access to this ‘hidden market’. Strategy planning and vacancies for executives seeking packages from £200k-£1m+. Do call to arrange an exploratory meeting.”

Could this be for true? I do love teaching, but the “hidden market” appeal tested my professional loyalties. I decided to make the call to InterExec and say that I’d been personally encouraged (by their ad) to call: