Just because you’re adamant about making sure you have a personal life doesn't mean you can't be top in your field. Top is different today than it was even ten years ago. Top doesn't mean climbing a ladder to make the most money. Top means having influence in discussions that matter to you, and having […]
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. But the process of building a network on LinkedIn has always felt […]
Here are ten ways to find a job. Some will help when you’re just starting, some will help you when you’re stuck, and some will help you many times over. 1. Hire a cold caller. Cold calling to get a job really works–if you’re good at it. Your ability to sell yourself on the phone […]
1. MBAs are the biggest cheaters. More than half of MBA students said they cheated in the last year, according to a survey by the Academy of Management Learning and Education. I started to blog about how people need to change admissions procedures which not only favor cheats but also candidates who hire admissions consultants. […]
My mother always told me, “Dress for the job above yours. No one will give you a promotion until they can imagine you in the higher position.” So when I worked at 31 Flavors in high school, I didn’t wear a baseball cap like the other scoopers. I wore a crinkly, white paper hat, with […]
Before we get to my list of ways to decrease stress, I want to debunk some myths. First of all, stress at the workplace does not always cause unhappiness. Your workplace happiness hinges more on whether or not you like your work than on whether or not your work is stressful, according to Alan Krueger, […]
It’s a lot easier to give advice than to implement it. You can imagine how acutely aware of this I must be. After I’ve given out the same piece of advice twenty times (for example, get a mentor), there comes a point when I can’t face myself if I don’t follow it. Sometimes I try […]
Newsweek ran a piece titled Leading the Way to focus on women who will, supposedly, lead in the 21st century. The list includes a bunch of women who either didn’t adjust their careers for kids or have jobs that are incompatible with family. Here are some examples: Sarah Chang: “I travel all year long. And […]
I am always on the lookout for couples who have interesting arrangements in regard to how they support each other in their family life and work life. Today I am struck by Jenn Satterwhite and her husband Clint. Jenn’s blog, Mommy Needs Coffee, has a large community. Jenn also contributes at Blogher, (and she is […]
What do you do with your ideas? How do you get them traction? It used to be you made a sales pitch – to venture capitalists, to customers, to your boss. But today young people are deconstructing the sales pitch – paring it down to its core information and parodying the BS that surrounds it. […]