Expertainment for the fearless careerist

Last weekend, my daughter sat down at the kitchen table and tried to write out the lyrics to one of her favorite songs. It was her first time trying to transcribe lyrics, she struggled, and got so frustrated that she wasn’t “doing it right the first time” that she started to cry.
She’s five. She got [...]

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Yea! It’s 2010! You know what that means? It means nobody’s infatuated with generational differences anymore, so we can actually get to the heart of the matter of what’s happening inside organizations.
Just kidding!
Who wants to learn anything?! We love our oversimplified stereotypes! Please, reduce all my organizational problems down to a few simple [...]

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I got very, very lucky in the dad department. I’ve always enjoyed his company. Still do. In honor of the man who gave me my start and continues to guide me to this day, here are some of the things I’ve learned from him—life lessons he’s taught me either directly through conversation, or indirectly through [...]

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Part 4 in a 5 part series on developing conversational awareness.

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What happens when personal branding goes too far? When it leaves others (aka “me”) with the impression that you think you’re MORE THAN AWESOME; YOU’RE A PIVOTAL PLAYER ON THE MOST PHENOMENAL, BESTEST, MOST PERFECTEST TEAM EVER CONCEIVED IN SOMEONE’S WHOLE BRAIN.
EVER.
That’s how I felt when I read Brill Street’s About Us page—I [...]

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Discrimination is ugly, damaging, and not dead yet. When Elle and I sat down to do a video this weekend, I was planning on guiding the conversation toward a discussion of “turning a weakness into a strength.” Instead, I got this:

(BTW, need help talking with your child about discrimination? This booklet has a lot of [...]

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