Story to illustrate how difficult it is for corporate America to assess management skills… let alone fix them.
Quitting is more fun when you do it in a big way. Here’s what you need to know.
Of course your job sucks. It’s a job. It’s not recess, it’s not a class you can blow off and still do well in by cheating on the final; it’s a j-o-b job. Many of the people who tell me their jobs suck never give their job a chance. They: Complain about their lack of [...]
The day I send out an email blast telling people to check out the “short” posts on my site, I run a post that’s over 3x longer than anything I’ve run during the last 6 weeks. Talk about spectacular fails. Enjoy this blog? Listen to my new podcast, Beyond Social.It’ll help you use social [...]
You have something to sell, and you want to get the word out via your LinkedIn contacts. How long should your pitch be? Me? I say, “the shorter the better.” If you’re on my mailing list, you got an email from me this morning suggesting you read this and check out that and the whole [...]
Whatever your favorite thing is, I bet that your favorite people mean more to you. People are more important than stuff. This is even true for 5 year-olds, who are notorious selfish about their stuff: Think about it: how many introverts do you know who are truly introverted—modern day hermits by choice? We have a [...]
What is the maximum amount you can spend on a night out before people stop asking questions and start making assumptions? Assuming you’re not gambling. I say it’s $2,500 per person. I don’t have to use my imagination to picture a $1,200 business dinner for four, or even for two. As a matter of fact, [...]
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