In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell famously claimed that it takes 10,000 hours of practice for a person to become an expert at an activity. […]
Manage Your Time Like the CEO
I’m a very detail-oriented person. Fortunately, I think I am also pretty good at looking at the big picture, but I struggle with letting go […]
Nemawashi: A Japanese Management Style for the Modern American Worker
In the abstract, I’d advise against traveling down an Internet rabbit hole. You know the situation: You start reading an interesting story, and you see […]
On Asking for Help
I’m still relatively new at my job, and there is a lot I don’t know. I’m not familiar with all aspects of the company. I’m […]
Carpe Diem: Career Advice for Women from An American Icon
I absolutely love an advice column. I don’t even care if the letters are so fraught with drama as to be absolutely, certainly, 100% made-up; […]
A Gold Medal Technique for Goal Attainment
There are steps you can take to increase the chances that you’ll successfully reach the goals you set for yourself. One is forming an action plan. […]
Your Secret Communication Weapon: A Good Story
Stories are powerful tools to persuade, teach, and communicate with people. Stories capture attention in a way that straightfoward data cannot. They transcend education and […]
Better than Good? Surprisingly Good.
The element of surprise can really help to capture people’s attention and break through the cognitive clutter. That’s the case with advertising, where unusual approaches […]
Shouldering Blame . . . Succeeding at Work?
I’ve found myself reading more and more posts on LinkedIn Pulse lately, where there suddenly seems to be an abundance of interesting and insightful perspectives […]
Behavioral Interviewing Done Well
Yesterday I wrote about how behavioral interviewing can subtly slide off the rails, resulting in a less-than-accurate understanding of how your candidate might act when […]