Lessons on Ambition from Real-Life “Mad Men” Adman, Kevin Allen In a wood-paneled, authentically British office in central London, I had the privilege of meeting Kevin Allen, one of the original advertising “Mad Men.” Kevin led massive global teams during …
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I recently asked readers to share the best career advice they ever received – and I figured it was time to ask for the worst next. And you certainly delivered! A lot of bad career advice apparently comes from parents …
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Co-workers are like family. Most of the time, you don’t get to choose them and there will inevitably be people around with whom you naturally clash. However, at work, how well you relate with others and whether your co-workers like …
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In their famous book, Getting to Yes, Roger Fisher and William Ury provided a negotiation strategy that has become standard for coming to mutually acceptable agreements in personal and professional conflicts. The model is based on five propositions, including: “Separate …
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Bill Boorman kindly invited me to speak at his TruLondon human resources conference here in London. I use the word “speak” loosely because Bill expressly told me not to bring a presentation. The Tru events are known for their informal …
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Change is essential and inevitable for all organizations, but some people are better at coping with it than others. Dana Brownlee is the founder of Professionalism Matters, a national corporate consulting company that trains groups to boost team productivity in …
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Remember Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus? Romantic relationships are one thing, but no one talks much about how Mars and Venus fare at work. In fact, there are significant verbal and nonverbal differences in the way …
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