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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…

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…

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.”…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

You went through the numerous rounds of in-person interviews. You established great rapport (and—dare you say—even a friendly bond) with your potential new boss. You had reached the final stages of the hiring process and you knew it. All that was left to do was wait for the decision. So, when an email finally appeared in your…

If you happen to be building a startup, you’ll most likely be faced with the daunting task of choosing a co-founder. It’s one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face, because finding someone to share your dream, your vision, your finances, and your business’ future is like finding a spouse. Only harder. About four and a half…

There’s something wonderful about personality tests—the idea that you can put yourself into a category (or categories), just like that, is so relieving and self-satisfying. I’m an introvert and an extrovert! I’m sensitive, but strong-minded! I’m destined to marry rich! (Alright, that’s my horoscope.) But it really is a cool concept, and while we can understand that these…