By Bruce Tulgan — We know that writing stuff down helps us remember. But we don’t do it all the times that we should. Here are the ideas that will cause you to write down more, and writing down more will help you do a better job. [MEDIA=5] (requires the Flash 9 Player) iPod Video […]
Emotional intelligence. This is how you will differentiate yourself at work in the new millennieum. We can see the world shifting around us in response to the fact that tolerance for poor social skills is getting less and less. The need to fit in with a group on some level, is getting higher and higher, […]
By Jason Warner — There has been a lot of press regarding the implications for job seeker of Those Photos on MySpace, Facebook and other social networking sites. You know the pictures I’m referring to… Most of the discussions I’ve heard on the topic are cautionary, as in, “Beware! What you post or say on […]
Today Jason Warner starts guest-blogging on Brazen Careerist as Google Guy. I met Jason when he was the head of North American Recruiting for Starbucks, and he launched a blog meritocracy.net. Then I followed his switch from Starbucks to Google and we’ve been friends ever since. I’m really excited that he’s blogging here because I […]
In this age of transparency and authenticity it seems absurd to not tell you my real name. My real name is not Penelope Trunk. Well, in fact, it is Penelope Trunk. Sort of. At any rate, my name is definitely a lesson in personal branding. My name started out Adrienne Roston. It’s fun to write […]
The old paths through adult life don’t work anymore. Graduate school is no longer a ticket to a stable career, and in some cases, it’s not even a ticket to a job. Student debt weighs so heavy today that people should not expect to have what their parents have. Technology opens up many types of […]
Today is the first of a weekly event where someone gets free coaching. The coaches will be different each week, and they will address a variety of aspects of work and life. I’m calling this feature Coachology because I think we all are going to learn a lot about the wide range of coaching that […]
It’s tax time, and every year I think to myself that I should be deducting everything. Really. All my income comes from freelance writing, and since there’s almost nothing in my life that I don’t write about, maybe I can deduct everything. After years of thinking I should do this but not really doing it, […]
A couple of months ago, two people sent me the same thing: A womens’ magazine was looking to interview a woman who was doing a good job balancing kids and a freelance career. “You should respond to this!” said one of the emailers. “This will be great publicity for your book!” said the other emailer. […]
Bruce Tulgan tells the four reasons you have to fire a low performer, and the best way to get low performers to leave on their own. [MEDIA=6] (requires the Flash 9 Player) iPod Video – Download