Those of you who have hung around this blog for awhile know that I have been in the process of working on a book for quite some time. I have since discovered that for me, to loosely paraphrase Hilary Clinton, “it takes a village to write a book.” I suspect that I am not alone [...]
My friend and favorite professor Bob Sutton, author the very popular book The No Asshole Rule, just released another fun assessment to test your “arsehole-ness” when traveling as an air passenger called The Flying Arse. The mainly humorous, but very telling questions point to whether or not you are the source of aggravation to fellow [...]
In my conversation with Andrea Lee on Friday, we talked about a multitude of ways to reduce the struggle in building a great business. One of the most interesting concepts was what she calls "unwork." To explain it, she asked the simple question: How could you double your income by cutting your workload in half? [...]
You will run into some people in your life that make you proud to represent your profession. Andrea Lee is one of those people for me — she is an insightful, smart, productive, collaborative and incredibly fun coaching maverick that has helped shape a much-needed new direction for the profession. And to top it off, [...]
It is funny how short, simple conversations have lasting impact. My Dad is a photojournalist and when I was about 8 years old (1974!), he shared some tips he had learned from giving lots of presentations and slideshows: “Always bring extra slide projector bulbs, as you never know when one is going to burn out. [...]
I love Penelope Trunk, journalist, blogger and author of the new book Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success (my review coming soon). She has strong opinions, is smart, even sassy, and is not afraid to take a stand challenging long-held assumptions about the world of work, especially from the perspective of the up and [...]
Every once in awhile, I get a call from press folks with interest in doing a story featuring members of my blog community. I always love it, as it is an opportunity to highlight some of the great work that YOU are doing! I have to maintain confidentiality out of respect for the source, but [...]
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