Recently, I received a question from a contact on LinkedIn. She asked me whether I thought work-life balance was dead. My answer: I hope so!
To be clear, I’m not advocating that you should give up your quest to have a fulfilling career and a thr…
The team at digital selling firm Vengreso was ready to hire an instructional designer. They found someone on LinkedIn who seemed perfect for the job, and he likely would have gotten an offer after a cursory interview. But there was just one problem, sa…
Some people think talent is born. The often-told story of Mozart playing piano at 3 and composing at 5 reinforces such beliefs.
But here’s the rest of that story: Mozart’s father was a successful musician, composer, and instructor. He was…
You spend a large portion of your time with your coworkers, and forming friendships at work is important to both your happiness and success.
But if you feel anger, annoyance, or negativity of some sort, it’s best to keep it to yourself. Why? For…
Who runs the world? Well, still, by and large, men. But gradually and strategically—women, if you pay attention to statistics. Over the past two decades, the number of women-owned businesses has grown 114%, compared to the 44% national growth ra…
There are many things that can make a decision difficult. Sometimes the consequences of the choice are significant. Sometimes you don’t know a lot about the options. Sometimes the situation is so complicated that it is hard to wrap your head aro…
Whether you’re working on a big goal or just trying to get revved up for the day, getting and staying motivated can be a challenge. Sure, you can read a bunch of motivational quotes, visualize yourself being motivated again, or engage in other p…
I have never owned a smartphone, and I have no desire to. To most people, this feels like an impossibility for their lives. And yet I’ve managed to progress in my professional life and survive in my personal relationships. While the knee-jerk r…
Every entrepreneur knows the stories of successful founders who started in a garage. William Hewlett and David Packard produced electronic test equipment, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built computers, Jeff Bezos sold books, Larry Page and Sergey Brin …
If you are interested in being less biased–and particularly less prejudiced–I have good news and bad news.
Let’s start with the bad. Human beings are naturally biased. The only way we can make sense of the world is to simplify it b…
