The Only Interview I Ever Bombed
I’ve been fortunate in my career that I haven’t had to interview too much – though I enjoy the process and learning from those interactions as I hope this post will illustrate. There was a handful of...
View ArticleStop Running to the Front of the Pack
“One option is to struggle to be heard whenever you’re in the room… Another is to be the sort of person who is missed when you’re not. The first involves making noise. The second involves making a...
View ArticleSome Mistakes I’ve Made
Julien Smith’s short, incomplete list of things he’s done wrong has inspired me to share my own list. 1. Chasing a ‘dream job.’ In theory it sounds good, but in retrospect it’s tough (especially if you...
View ArticleFemale Leadership and Work/Life Balance Collide
I read the title of Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article in The Atlantic, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” and immediately went on the defensive. Another full blown feminist whining about a gender gap...
View ArticleInfluence: The Psychology of Persuasion Book Review
You and I exist in an extraordinarily complicated stimulus environment, easily the most rapidly moving and complex that has ever existed on this planet. To deal with it, we need shortcuts. We can’t be...
View ArticleThe Impact Equation Book Review
I really like Chris and Julien, but I wasn’t a huge fan of Trust Agents. In their defense, I probably wasn’t their target audience. But because of that, I was fearful that I wouldn’t enjoy The Impact...
View ArticleHowdy. I’m a 2013 Graduate Seeking a Job In…
I’m a member of an alumni network on LinkedIn and I cringe every single time I see one of these posts: “Howdy! I’m a Dec ’12 Grad B-school grad looking for a job in marketing/HR/customer...
View ArticleThe Power of Charisma: How to Get People to Like You
In November of 2012 I decided to join professional network/entrepreneurial brain trust. The rationale was simple, successful people don’t succeed on their own. There are two parts to the program:...
View ArticleEntry-Level Working: Insights From Working Seven Months Full-time
The following is a guest post from Cameron Plommer. He’s a sharp guy who’s contributed a lot to this blog’s community so I am excited to get to share with you all some of his on-the-job insights and...
View ArticleDisruptive Social Technologies: How Your Organization is Missing the Boat
I recently attended our organization’s first town hall meeting under the tutelage of our new president. He spoke about the recent confluence of transformative identities and disruptive technologies...
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