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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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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Soft skills, including interpersonal communication and conflict resolutions, are becoming increasingly important in the workplace. In a study by CareerBuilder.com, they found that 71 percent of employers say they value emotional intelligence over IQ. In order to understand why soft …
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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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Back in November, I wrote a piece about how we are all in sales to some degree. Even if you’re not selling a product to an outsider, chances are you still have to sell an idea to an internal constituency …
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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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Each of our workplace experts has weighed in on the following question from a reader to give you four points of view. For other editions of our 360° Answers series, please click here. Here’s the question, with our experts’ responses below: …
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