Not all projects are created equal. There will be some that will make your career, and others you’d rather just bury deep in the bowels of your organization’s data servers, never to be seen or heard from again. Recognize the …
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As a leader, I’ve always struggled with the assertiveness line – how do you demonstrate enough assertiveness, and how do you avoid over-doing it? Bob Sutton, an organizational psychologist at Stanford, answers this question with the following tips from his …
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I was so glad when my friend Jodi Glickman wrote about the issue of getting back in touch with a networking contact after a time lapse on her Harvard Business Review blog, because I’ve been getting asked about it a …
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Tony Schwartz’s blog post on Harvard Business Review, Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything, just appeared in my Google Reader. The post is based on the advice Tony extols in his new book, The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, …
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For many organizations, determining a set compensation package for each job title is a significant and time-intensive role of the HR department. But what if you are bringing a new team member on board and don’t have this set package to …
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I recently enjoyed reading Marcus Buckingham’s book, Find Your Strongest Life. The book explores some of the innate differences men and women experience working in the business world. Women at Work Vs. Men at Work According to the book, when …
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Regardless of your role in your organization, establishing a solid expert platform achieves two purposes. It promotes your visibility in the new field, and it also forces you to become more knowledgeable about current trends and more skilled in relevant …
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