Entries by First Sun Team

5 Ways To Stop Giving Negative People Too Much Power In Your Life…Sometimes, We Unknowingly Give Toxic Individuals Influence Over Our Thoughts, Behaviors, & Feelings

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It’s been said that one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch and often, that applies to the business environment. It’s usually easy to identify that Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer who wreak havoc on morale. Their bad attitudes, catastrophic thinking, and fatalistic outlooks can infiltrate the ranks and spread like an epidemic. Negative people […]

Leadership: 5 Presentation Tips From CEO Keynotes At CES…Telling a Story to Set Up the Theme of Your Presentation, There’s No Reason to Overload the Audience with Words & Text

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Smart gadgets were all the buzz at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Smart drones were flying around the keynote stage, smartphone apps opened smart doors, and smart cars were driving themselves. There were also some very smart business leaders delivering exceptionally buzzworthy keynote presentations.   I’ve worked directly with CEOs from […]

Your Career: A Guide To Networking For Shy People…Networking is Not Just for Extroverts Anymore. No Matter Your Preferred Style of Engagement, You Can Make it Work for You

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While there are some people who enjoy networking and get a lot of energy from interacting with a crowd, many find it intimidating and draining. Traditional networking is not for everyone. However, networking is essential in today’s job market. Experts estimate that well over half of jobs are found through networking and word of mouth. The old […]

Your Career: The 23 Best Pieces Of Career Advice Readers Ever Received…”Have an Avocation. Don’t Let Your Work be All That You Are, Don’t Let It Consume You.”

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A long time ago — or maybe it only feels that way — our careers were at their beginning. Full of promise, ambition, and possibly misplaced self-confidence, we embarked on our journey up the corporate ladder. The luckiest among us received plenty of advice from the wiser and more experienced people in our lives, whether […]

Strategy: 25 Time-Management Tips Every Young Professional Should Know…”No Car goes Without Gas, Manage Your Energy, Not Just your Time

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Montreal-based designer Étienne Garbugli spent most of his 20s equating long hours of hard work with success. But as he got older, he learned better ways to manage his workload and schedule his days. Garbugli’s presentation “26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Known At 20” was viewed millions of times and became SlideShare’s “Most Liked” […]

Your Career: How To Not Work For The Rest Of Your Life…It’s 100 Percent Possible for You to Not Feel Like You’re Working for the Rest of Your Life, I’m Not Throwing Around Empty Inspiration

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I was fascinated and thankful to recently read, “How to Accept that You Have to Work for the Rest of Your Life,” because it opened me up to a big realization, which went something like, “Holy crap! I totally forgot that a huge chunk of our generation feels like this!” We need to stop and […]

Leadership: Why You/Your Boss Lacks Emotional Intelligence…Whether You’re a Leader Now or May Become One, You Don’t Have to Succumb to This Trend

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Over the past century, the heartless, no-nonsense CEO has become something of an icon—and a cliché—in American society. Hollywood would have us believe that the Machiavellian chief exec is still alive and well. Whether it’s the Donald from The Apprentice or Jack Donaghy from 30 Rock, these eat-the-weak-for-breakfast-types seem to be as powerful as ever. […]

Strategy: 9 Predictions for the Search Industry in 2015…You Can Say What You Want About Google’s Motives/Morality/Evilness, but the Basic Fact of Their Power Does Raise Concerns

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It’s January, and a great time to offer some thoughts on what we might see this year. What follows are my predictions for 9 things to expect in the world of search in 2015: 1. We Will See Massive Expansion of Google’s Knowledge Graph: This is a one of the bigger areas of investment for […]

Leadership: The Future of the CFO…CEOs say Their CFOs don’t Understand/Assist Them With the Challenges that They Face With Running Their Organizations

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The title of chief financial officer may be a bit of a misnomer in the modern enterprise. For one thing, finance only begins to describe what the C-suite, shareholders and the rest of the business expects of a finance chief. CFOs are expected to play a more strategic role in the C-suite at the same […]