Dear Dan, First, I really enjoy your leadership tweets. Second, I’m currently at a job, where the administration seems to be promoting ‘yes men’ and not qualified people to supervisors. Not leaders. This… Continue reading →
Q. I get a lot of calls asking me to help. Do I pick up the phone?
-Busy founder
Dear Founder,
This is such a good question. We are all faced with a lot of incoming requests—an inordinate amount! And there is a vast spectrum, from things that ma…
This was going to be childcare’s moment in the sun. Parent fees would be sliced, spaces bloom, educators finally paid a living wage. Then, 50 years to the month after President Nixon vetoed the Comprehensive Child Development Act, Senator Joe Ma…
It is an impressive feat that work email has managed to reign supreme as the most prolific and favored communication tool in today’s digital working world, despite the emergence of arguably more functional alternatives like Slack, Yammer, and MS…
Earlier this year, I came across a lecture by former MIT professor Patrick Winston called “How to Speak.” The lecture was posted on YouTube a few months after Winston’s death in 2019, and has since been viewed over 4.7 million time…
Whether you’re trying to get your dream job, convince your boss to give you more responsibility, get your colleagues excited about your idea, get neighbors to vote for your proposal, or simply persuade family members to consider somewhere new fo…
As a writer and entrepreneur, I’ve always loved coming up with ideas. It’s always been second nature to me. My old coworkers used to joke about my machine-like ability to generate list upon list of ideas for new content, outreach strategi…
If you dislike 30% of your job, look for another job. You can dislike 20% of your job and still enjoy work. (Informal surveys of managers.) If you like 80% of your job,… Continue reading →
If you dislike 30% of your job, look for another job. You can dislike 20% of your job and still enjoy work. (Informal surveys of managers.) If you like 80% of your job,… Continue reading →
