When my friend Ben Casnocha sent me a copy of his new book, The Start-Up of You, I knew that I was going to read something innovative about networking. After all, Ben wrote it with Reid Hoffman, the cofounder and …
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I used to think that a leader was powerful if she had a lot of financial responsibility, or if he was directly responsible for a team of hundreds of people. But, as we first talked about here last summer, there …
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In recent years, staycations – vacation time taken without leaving one’s home – have become popular. I’ve been hearing about them a lot more during the summer of 2012, when gas prices and airfares are especially high. More on this …
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The decision to change careers is a personal one that is highly dependent on a variety of factors. If the thought has entered your mind during the last few months, take some time with this assessment to determine if a …
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In 1940, the Christian minister and civil rights champion Benjamin Mays became the president of Morehouse College, the first university for African American men located in Atlanta, GA. Shortly after his tenure there began, Mays met the 15-year-old Martin Luther …
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When you’re underpaid or not earning enough money for some other reason, a common solution is to find a new job. Yet, this still isn’t totally practical given the job market’s slow recovery. Until things improve significantly, you may well …
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One year after my daughter was born, I finally managed to lose all of my baby weight. The process was intense and reminded me a lot of what it’s like to build a career. Along those lines, here are five …
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