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. It is shocking, for example, that […]
It used to be that finding a good paying career was the path to adult-life stability. Those days are over. What we think of as stability has to change, and how we get to that stability has to change. Here’s a summary of the new employee of today’s workplace: Most will change jobs every two […]
My friend Dylan sent me a warning that poetry can ruin your career. But before I knew that, when I was a blogging beginner with no idea what to post, I posted workplace Haikus. And my career was not ruined. So here’s another poem, from my friend Ben: Employed She just wants to be employed […]
The first summer job idea is you better get one. If you are in college, now is the time to gather experience so that you will have some idea what you want to do with your life when you get out of school. Graduating from college is a very hard transition. One way you can […]
When you look for a job or change careers, what you’re really looking for is a way to improve things in your life. But it’s hard to figure out what will really make things better and what will only make things worse. There are some things we all know: People who are in love are […]
When I was a new manager, one of the steepest learning curves I had was how to adapt my communication style for the various groups I interfaced with: Technical, creative, executive. Fortunately, I had learned from my days as an arbitrage clerk that each group of workers requires a specific type of communication, so I […]
Bruce Tulgan runs through 8 things in 2 minutes — tactics that will make you feel confident and effective as a manager. [MEDIA=7] (requires the Flash 9 Player) iPod Video – Download
Barack Obama is dissing the baby boomers. But he’s doing it tactfully. So he’s got a wide range of people talking about generational issues in politics, and I’m eagerly anticipating spillover into the workplace, which also needs this frank discussion. One of the companies I founded was an online marketplace for city governments. My business […]
It used to be your workplace identity was tied to your company. “An IBM man” is a phrase that comes to mind. Companies kept track of best practices, hot management ideas, and recent innovations in the business world. Today our identity is separate from our company. We manage ourselves with the care that used to […]
Ta-da! It’s my new blog design. This is a big moment for me because when I started blogging, I never dreamed that it would matter so much to me that I would actually pay to have a custom blog design. There is an important lesson here about starting something new. Many people who have successful […]