There are a lot of rules for first-time managers. For example, never hold a meeting without an agenda, because if you don't know what you're going to do there, then no one else will know what you're doing, either. But the rule about agendas is a great example, because, like most rules for good [...]
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None of us has especially unique career trouble – not even Emily Gould
May 26th, 2008
 One of the most dangerous things you can do in your career is to think you are different from everyone else. The biggest validation of that idea comes in AA meetings – it is widely understood by this group that thinking you're different is just an excuse not to get help, an excuse to think [...]
The best brands have fanatical focus and a fuzzy underbelly
Posted to: How to blog | Promoting Yourself
May 23rd, 2008
My career is built on branding. The first time I tried it was in beach volleyball. Like many professional sports, the way to make a living is from sponsors. While other people changed partners every week trying to trade up for someone better, I picked someone shorter than I was, so she'd stick with me. [...]
Keeping an eye on my career while I go through a divorce
Posted to: How to blog | Self-management
May 22nd, 2008
Let me first say that my lawyer is not happy when I blog about my divorce. But now that I've been in a front-page article of the New York Times for blogging about the divorce, I think we've passed the point of discretion.
Secrets to smart decisions when you graduate from college
Posted to: Finding a career | Knowing yourself
May 21st, 2008
The transition from college to adulthood might be the hardest one we make in our whole lives. After we spend twenty years learning how to get good grades, we go into a workforce where those skills are largely irrelevant.
How I got my current favorite mentor
Posted to: Mentoring
May 17th, 2008
The first time it hit me how important mentors are is four years ago, when I interviewed Ellen Fagenson Eland, former professor at George Mason University. She gave me stunning statistics about how important mentors are to your career.
Why you should never complain about your company
Posted to: Knowing yourself
May 13th, 2008
I am trying to figure out what is the right kind of guy for me to be dating now that I'm getting a divorce. As an incorrigible go-getter — with all things I do — I am getting a jump start on dating. So if it's offensive to you that I'm dating before I'm divorced, [...]
Why you already know what you should be doing next
Posted to: Finding a career
May 12th, 2008
Do you want to know what you should do right now? Do you want to know what your best bet is for your next career? Look at what you were doing when you were a kid. Nothing changes when you grow up except that you get clouded vision from thinking about what you SHOULD do [...]
Research that reveals new paths to productivity
Posted to: Productivity
May 6th, 2008
Recently I have fallen back into my evil habit of writing a to do list and then ignoring it because I don’t think I can get it done. I know from past experience that the best way out of this rut is to read research about productivity. Even if I don’t act on the research, [...]
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Super Bowl Sunday coup: Times Sqare is empty, which inspires me to try to get last-minute tickets to The Lion King. Orchestra seats! Score! 2 days ago
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