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Is Some Laziness Okay?
I have a confession to make. I have not been as productive as usual lately. I have set aside 35 hours a week to work, and I’ve written articles, consulted with clients, developed presentations, and...
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5 Tools for Being Location Independent
Many of us are growing increasingly accustomed to doing our work from anywhere, anytime. It’s a skill we will certainly need in the years to come. But as I prepare for my work stint in London early...
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How to Stop Getting Turned Down
Some of you know that I’ve been spending the last year honing my sales strategies, and boy has it been tough. See, I’m not in a situation where I’ve traditionally had to sell. My first book, They...
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Getting Value from a Low Performer Who You Don’t Manage
A reader asks: What is the best way to approach a department assistant about task effectiveness when she doesn’t technically report to me, but owns certain processes/administrative tasks? I purposely...
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5 Requirements to Get a Job in 2013
As we get ready for 2013, I know a lot of you are still looking for a job. Others are employed but unhappy and looking elsewhere. That is why today I bring you the five requirements of a successful job...
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Are These Sacred Cows Holding You Back?
I have to admit, when my colleague Jake Breeden told me the title of his new book, I had to look up what it meant. But once I did, it made perfect sense. Jake’s book, Tipping Sacred Cows, is about...
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The 5 Problems with Classroom-Based Training
My colleagues Bruce Tulgan and Jeff Coombs at Rainmaker Thinking have trained thousands of managers in their 20+ year careers as generational management experts. In that time, they’ve identified five...
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Behind the Top 50 Best Places to Work
Last month, Glassdoor released their 5th annual Employee Choice Awards, the Top 50 Best Places to Work list. What does it take for a company to make that list? FAQs state: “To be considered for...
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5 Truths About Work/Life Fit
My friend, Cali Yost, is an internationally-recognized expert on work/life fit. In her new book, Tweak It: Make What Matters to You Happen Every Day, she suggests ways to hone in and make time for...
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Rule #1 in Business: It’s Not About You
Every day, I get at least three requests from people who want to write guest posts on my personal blog. I have given up responding to these people. Why? Because looking at my blog for 30 seconds will...
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How Temperature Affects Workplace Productivity
One time last winter, the heat in my office wasn’t working. I put on my hat, coat, and gloves, but I was still shivering. I didn’t get much work done that day, and now I know why. Men’s Health was...
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How to Collaborate with Four Diverse Personality Styles
In my very unscientific observation, I estimate that about half of the people we work with are amiable, adaptable, and for the most part easy to get along with. The other half… are characters. Their...
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8 Bad Mistakes New Managers Make
Many new leaders are thrust into supervisory positions quickly, with no real management training to speak of. So as you would expect, they make lots of mistakes. Here are a few of the most common....
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7 Ways to Maximize Commuting Time
The average American professional spends over an hour a day commuting. For most, that time involves listening to music, reading the paper, staring out the window, or sleeping. However, whether you...
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Even in the Digital Era, Beware Your Handwriting
In a world in which written communication mostly takes place electronically, handwriting is a forgotten art. Heck, elementary schools don’t even teach cursive writing anymore. Nevertheless,...
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The Boss Thinks You’re Awesome: Now Up Your Game
Something happens when you receive constant praise from your boss and other senior leaders. And believe it or not, that something is not so good. You get cocky. You get complacent. Allow me to be...
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Is Work Killing You? Improve Your Work Health: Interview with Tom Rath
Tom Rath is a bestselling author of books such as “StrengthsFinder 2.0” with more than 5 million books sold. But what many people don’t know about Rath is that in addition to being one of the most...
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Why You SHOULD Pull an All-Nighter
My editor at Penguin just sent me a new book she worked on called The 24-Hour Genius: Unlocking Your Brain’s Potential with Strategic All-Nighters, by Eric Epstein. The title and the cover of the book...
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Women: Don’t Sabotage Your Career with These Childhood Mistakes
Ten years ago, I first read a fantastic book by Lois Frankel called Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, which was about unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers. Well, apparently...
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5 Reasons Daylight Savings Saved My Life This Week
Daylight Savings Time (DST) was instituted in the U.S. during the first World War in order to save energy for war production by taking advantage of the later hours of daylight between April and...
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