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How One Great Boss Launched This Business Leader’s Career
Name: Nick Age: 44 Current Job: Transformational Business Leader “When companies go sideways (meaning they’re not scaling or just generally not doing so well), I get brought in by board of directors, private equity, and venture capital to help turn things around—and, ultimately, sell them.” His Journey to Where He Is Today: Nick studied liberal…
8 Lines Every Hard Worker Wants to Hear Their Boss Say More
Whether you’re managing an intern or running an entire business, your employees’ success (and your own skin) depends on your leadership. Thankfully, the solution for motivating your team and squashing any issues is right at the tip of your tongue. It all starts with communication—the skill experts point to as the make-or-break factor for successful leadership. Here are eight things…
The Two Words That Can Change Your Entire Mindset (for Better or Worse)
Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything. In your most difficult times, how do you define yourself? When I ask my clients this question, I sometimes receive responses like, “I am a procrastinator. I am lazy. I am overwhelmed. I am lost. I am not good enough.” “I am.”…
Your To-Don’t List: 9 Things to Stop Doing Now
Perhaps you’ve heard of a “not-to-do list.” CEOs and productivity experts recommend the idea highly as a huge productivity booster that will help you free up time and headspace for all the things that really matter. Sounds great. But what should go on it? Best-selling author Tim Ferriss has some ideas. In a recent short podcast,…
19 Things to Try When You Can’t Sleep (Better Than Staring at the Clock)
When I was a kid, I went through an “I can’t sleep” stage—I’d lie awake until three in the morning before hysterical crying for my parents to comfort me. This happened every night for probably several months. Let me just say, it’s my least favorite memory (and my parents’). But one of the things that…
12 Different Strategies for Dealing With a Boss Who Plays Favorites
My sister-in-law, a lovely woman and former elementary school teacher, once confided in me that all teachers have favorites. The key is not showing it. Judging from the afternoon I spent with her and her class of six-year-olds several years ago, she did an excellent job of hiding her favoritism. I had no idea Curtis…
Want a Website? 3 Great Platforms to Get You Started
So you’ve finally decided to get yourself a legit, online presence and build a website or blog? It’s about time! Seriously though, having a corner of the web to call your own is a smart move. It’s a place where you get to call the shots, publish and share whatever you like, and establish your own unique…
OK, I Learned HTML—Now What Do I Do?
If you live on Planet Earth, someone at some point has told you to learn to code. Whether you’re learning to code because you’re up for a big promotion at work, want an entirely new career, want to start freelancing on the side for extra cash, or just want to learn something new for fun, picking up…
You Should “Accidentally” Send This to Your Boss: Science Says Checking Email After Work Is Bad for You
Thanks to technology, a lot of us are “on” all the time—we text people while we are with other people, we charge our phones by our heads at night, and for a lot of us, we never escape our email inboxes. They follow us on our commute home, they ping us while we’re eating dinner with friends…