Time magazine just hired me to write a piece about workplace trends among young people. One of the things I wrote about was how much people value the opportunity to volunteer for non-profit organizations through their company. And one of the best examples of this is Salesforce.com.
So I called the publicist there and set up [...]
Browsing category "Networking"My run-in with Marc Benioff, and tips to be a star performer
July 2nd, 2007
Use blogs as a career tool for becoming super-connected
June 24th, 2007
One of the best ways to make a big leap in your career is to blog. Blogging allows you to create a high-quality network for yourself based, not on the old model of passing out business cards, but on a new model of passing out ideas. Contrary to popular opinion, blogging is not for college [...] Google Guy: 5 ways to build a network outside your company
Posted to: Networking
March 27th, 2007
By Jason Warner – One of the biggest mistakes I see people make is that they get caught up in the tactics of their job at a particular company, and they then don't do anything to advance their career beyond their current employer. This is a significant error in life strategy. Yahoo column: Networking for people who hate it
Posted to: Networking
March 22nd, 2007
Today's careers are made and broken by one's ability to network. The Madison update (and the Britney update)
Posted to: Networking | Office Politics
February 27th, 2007
A lot of people ask me how living in Madison is going. For those of you who don't know, I moved from New York City to Madison, WI about six months ago. I can't believe it's already been six months, because I still feel like I'm in culture shock. How to turn down a job offer
Posted to: Job Hunt | Networking
January 10th, 2007
A reader asked this question: Would you mind writing a post about dealing with multiple job offers and declining some of them — politely and gracefully? How to build buzz around yourself
January 7th, 2007
Forget the idea that networking is a job-hunting tool. Networking is the job hunt. But networking is not just passing out your business card and e-mailing your friends' friend. Networking is making yourself buzz-worthy so people want to be connected with you. Xbox is the new golf
Posted to: Networking | Women
November 5th, 2006
Men love it, women think it's a time sink, and business deals are made over a couple of rounds. 6 questions with LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke
Posted to: Job Hunt | Networking
October 31st, 2006
I noticed that among the ten ideas for job hunting in my last post, the idea people talked about the most was using LinkedIn. This doesn't surprise me. The promise of LinkedIn is to make your network work for you, and that's enticing. Finding courage to steer your career
October 20th, 2006
It's a lot easier to give advice than to implement it. You can imagine how acutely aware of this I must be. You are the sum of the people you play with
October 11th, 2006
Who you hang out with has so much to do with the quality of your life. I think about this all the time, so I was happy to see that the neurobiologists finally came up with some evidence that if you hang out with positive people, your brain actually starts thinking more positively (subscription soon). Office politics is not optional: Five tips for doing it better
August 2nd, 2006
John Annabel, of Northampton, walked into the office one day to find himself working side by side with a new employee whose only qualification seemed to be that she was having an affair with Annabel’s department head. Annabel says people didn’t particularly care that she was in the office doing no work until she started [...] 5 cautionary ideas about going to business school
July 31st, 2006
Here's a collection of interesting ideas from people who are talking about the value of business school: How to be a star performer: 4 things to get good at
Posted to: Goal setting | Leadership | Management | Managing Up | Networking | Promoting Yourself | Self-management
July 21st, 2006
One of the best ways to get what you want is to be an extraordinary performer at work. Stars get more training, more mentoring, better projects and greater flexibility. Fortunately, you don't need the perfect job situation in order to be a star, because most star qualities come from you – from taking your basically [...] Networking for a new generation: Be authentic
July 2nd, 2006
You've heard the axiom, "You're only as good as your network," but how do you get one? It used to be that a network was a Rolodex: A flip-book full of beer-stained business cards collected at an industry brew-ha. Today, your network is the people you truly connect with, and their friends. 6 tips for job hunting online
June 12th, 2006
The job market is good, the Internet is buzzing, and optimism is high. Still, the best jobs require talent before you walk in the door – you need to know how to search. Here are seven tips to help you: Join a social network before you need a job
May 29th, 2006
The more you like your job, the more you should network. If you have a great job, you probably have a lot to offer people. Do all your favors now, when you don't need any in return. The problem with networking to get a job is that you are not that attractive when you need [...] Blogging essential for a good career
May 23rd, 2006
Blogging is good for your career. A well-executed blog sets you apart as an expert in your field. Create your own unemployment insurance
October 1st, 2005
Unemployment is traumatic, and people who have been there never shake the fear of going back. If you’ve spent five months job-hunting (an average amount of time) you have probably faced worry, uncertainty and financial desperation. Best new tool for networking: Google Alerts
Posted to: Networking
April 30th, 2005
In the ongoing development of me as a brazen careerist, my weak point has been networking. I know it’s my weak point because I meet a lot of powerful people who could do a lot for me and instead of leveraging the relationship, I end up losing touch with them. |
You can't be a debt snob and be entrepreneurial. Almost all startups are founded on credit cards or money from parents. http://bit.ly/d3Hruw 10 hrs ago
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