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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Do you ever wonder what happens to all the disgraced business leaders and politicians who get caught and end up in jail? Jeff Smith, a former up-and-coming star in the Missouri State Senate, can partially answer that question for you. …
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A reader asks: I work at a relatively small organization (40-50 employees) that recently expanded from having two levels of management (executive director and department managers) to adding a third level of project managers. Our project managers were all internal hires, …
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There comes a day in many of our lives when we will briefly become famous. For one of my friends, that day came early on, when he was the first baby born in Boston in the year 1974 (his photo …
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Many of us have fond memories of 1980s television shows like “Miami Vice” or “The Cosby Show.” But did you know that many of those television favorites have career lessons to teach you? Pay attention while Sonny Crockett, Cliff and …
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The last few years of economic and job market uncertainty have caused many of us to nearly have stress-induced heart attacks, but some fellow professionals have come out better than ever. Why? Business consultant Donna Every thinks she has the …
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I was born a pessimist. From a young age, my thoughts have gravitated to the glass half-empty mentality, negatively impacting my own life satisfaction and my relationships with others. Over the last several years, though, I’ve been working to change …
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