3 Unrealistic Career Goals You Need To Abandon
Life doesn’t happen on a schedule, and neither should your career.
Setting goals is par for the course when it comes to your career. Whether it’s for the near future like “land a new job within three months” or long term, like “become partner at the firm in 10 years,” it’s natural to make plans.
You’re Using Business Jargon To Avoid Solving Problems–Here’s How To Stop
You can’t “drill down” and “synergize” your way out of every work-related bind.
I’d been hired to help Ross with his new firm’s rebranding, but I sensed problems that ran deeper than just a stale brand. Ross was under a lot of pressure from himself as well as the firm. He was just three months in as chief marketing officer (CMO) and had moved his family cross-country to take the position. So the pressure was personal.
How To Find A First Job That Doesn’t Make You “Pay Your Dues”
You didn’t rack up college debt so you could get coffee; here’s how to find a job that offers more meaningful work.
Paying dues—aka menial work like getting coffee for the team—is a term that many millennials shudder upon hearing.
3 Rules For Creative Workers To Keep Their Business In Order
Maybe art can’t be rushed, but even the most creative work has deadlines to abide by when it enters the marketplace.
A couple of weeks ago, the musician Lauryn Hill arrived two hours late to a concert in Atlanta, much to the consternation of her fans. Later, the singer, who’s rather notorious for late arrivals and the occasional no-show, explained on Facebook that the reason she sometimes shows up late isn’t because she doesn’t care.
From Training Your Brain To Giving Up Meat: May’s Top Leadership Stories
This month’s top stories may help you train your brain to learn faster, rethink your diet, and whip your interview game into gear.
This month, we learned how to harness our brain’s capacity to delete old information, why going meatless might make you more productive, and which interview mistakes job candidates are still making.