When Carin Rosenberg and Erik Lawrence got married, they had already done a lot of planning. They had a plan for a baby (lots of hands-on parenting) and careers (no out-of-control hours), and while each were earning advanced degrees, they had no plans for high-powered jobs. For Generation X, super careers are out and shared […]
The trick in business is to be consistent and reliable so that people trust you to deliver quality work all the time. But no one can do this all the time. Everyone hides sometimes. I am pretty good at hiding. My specialty is doing work very fast, mostly because I am so willing to skip […]
Take the question of where to live seriously. Don’t let inertia push you toward a big-name city, the place you grew up, or your old college haunts. Make a conscious decision to live somewhere that will improve your quality of life by really understanding what your core needs and interests are–and will be. City leaders […]
There is a lot of information out there about how to start a blog — but don’t click that link. The following instructions are a lot easier and you’ll get the same result: 1. Ignore buzzwords. RSS, SEO, AdSense, Technorati, Digg. If you have a buzz word buzzing in your head and you’re not sure […]
Hiring managers don’t hire the most qualified person. They hire the person they want to work with the most. Whether this is fair is not up for discussion, because the philosophical and de facto practices of corporate hiring aren’t going to change any time soon. However, we can discuss how to get hired when being […]
It’s good for your career.
(A couple of weeks ago I posted a piece that did not fit in my upcoming book. That post was so well received that I decided to post another that didn’t make it into the book.) We all want to save lives. The thing is that people get paid to save stock prices. We do […]
Good internships are treasure troves no matter how old you are. They give you the opportunity to make a new start –figure out where you fit, switch your career path, or just find someone who cares enough to help you make good decisions. That said, the big internship business comes from college students. Eighty-two percent […]
Men love it, women think it’s a time sink, and business deals are made over a couple of rounds.
Managing up is the best tactic for getting more interesting work, more responsibility, and more sane work hours, because your boss is the one who can give you this stuff. Some people think managing up is brown nosing, but in fact, a lot of it is about humanizing the workplace. Managing up is about you […]