They came of age during tough economic times — student debt has reached an all-time high and the job market is more competitive than ever. Millennial men make more than millennial women in all but one state — New York. While this is bad news for the millennial generation as a whole, it is especially […]
You can learn everything you need to learn in order to achieve anything, but you can never change your leadership until you change your rituals. Rituals can strengthen and spotlight the values, intentions, and experiences you have chosen to live by; they and can be useful when we are trying to figure out what is […]
Mark Goulston spent two years role-playing for a living. He’d pretend to be a suicidal policeman, holding a gun to his neck, threatening to take his own life. Mark Goulston, a former FBI hostage negotiation trainer, role playing. His job was to challenge his audience — a room full of FBI agents and police officers — to talk […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about Why Failure Is The Best Competitive Advantage. We have long been taught to avoid and run from failure but a big part of the future of work is embracing failure because ultimately this is what leads to innovation. The benefits of doing so: increases innovation, improves engagement, removes inefficiencies, […]
Confidence takes many forms, from the arrogance of Floyd Mayweather to the quiet self-assurance of Jane Goodall. True confidence—as opposed to the false confidence people project to mask their insecurities—has a look all its own. When it comes to confidence, one thing is certain: truly confident people always have the upper hand over the doubtful […]
Along with glowing references, a solid resumé is a must-have for any job applicant. But even those with great credentials need to package those achievements the right way to catch a hiring manager’s eyes. How can you get yourself noticed? Having the right keywords on the page — words like “problem solving,” “leadership” and “team […]
For Many Careers, Resumes are Becoming Less of a Job Search Focal Point. It’s a fact that the majority of intelligent, thorough recruiters as well as hiring managers Google GOOGL -1.51% the names of job seekers they interview. Not only are they searching, but they are giving heightened hiring priority to those who have a […]
Wall Street executives, entrepreneurs, and consultants are known for working crazy long hours. Logging 80 hours a week is not uncommon for them, and that number can hit the triple digits during especially busy weeks. Turns out you CAN work crazy hours and still have a life. But some have figured out how to have […]
Can you improve your relationships, increase your ability to focus and shut down counter-productive habits in just four seconds? In his new book, Four Seconds: All the Time You Need to Stop Counter-Productive Habits and Get the Results You Want, Peter Bregman argues that the key to success in our fast-moving world is to pause […]
It seems like there are only two options when it comes to choosing a career: We can either pursue a meaningful job and make next to nothing, or we can pull in a pretty penny working insanely long hours in an uninspiring, high-pressure role. Turns out there’s a third option. Veterinarians typically find their work […]