Got Kids? The 25 Best Companies for Internships Right Now…Only the Savvy Students Know This is the Time to Start Applying for Summer Internships
It’s only February —but only the savvy students know this is the time to start applying for summer internships. According to Glassdoor, there are more than 27,500 open positions in the US right now. According to Glassdoor, there are more than 27,500 open positions in the US right now. So to help internship-seekers find the very best ones, Glassdoor […]
Leadership: What Being a Navy SEAL Sniper Taught Me About Good Business…As a Navy SEAL & Entrepreneur/Manager the Word NO Doesn’t Exist for Me & my Fellow EO’ers.
I spent over a decade as a Navy SEAL. I was deployed five times to not very pleasant countries, I was in Afghanistan in 2001 when my first child was born, and finished up my last tour as the head instructor for the U.S. Navy SEAL sniper program, one of the best sniper courses in […]
Strategy: The Key To Office Productivity- Get Out Of The Office… I get More Work Done on a 2 Hour Flight than I Do All Day at the Office, Because I’m Not being Interrupted
Productivity is a big topic these days. In an era of always-on technology and constant interruptions, getting more done in less time is the holy grail. Evidently, the answer is simple: Get out of the office. Don’t panic! There are ways to cut down on interruptions when you’re on deadline. (Photo credit: star5112) Of employees […]
Strategy: 11 lessons from ‘The Art of War’ on Getting Ahead at Work…Who Survives? Those Best Able to Adapt to the Changing Circumstances
Visualized,” cartoonist Jessica Hagy brings the ancient wisdom of Sun Tzu to a new generation. The creator of Indexed has updated Tzu’s famous Chinese military book “The Art of War” with original illustrations to explain how to apply his advice to the modern business world. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” […]
Leadership: Less Is More: Why You Don’t Need To Network To Get Big Things Done…The Key to Getting Big Things Done is Not Contacts, it is Connection
We’ve all heard it a thousand times: when it comes to getting ahead professionally, what matters is “who you know.” This phrase might be helpful to many, but I find it discouraging at best and paralyzing at worst. Having 10,000 contacts in my rolodex will not make me “go viral,” nor will it make me […]
Leadership: 6 Ways Vision Will Inspire Your Employees & Culture…Today, Vision’s has Become a ‘Buzzword’, to the Point Where a Leader with a Real vision can Simply mean Nice Marketing Strategy
Even as kids, we developed radar on leadership. Consider the classic schoolyard game, Follow the Leader. Everyone has to do exactly what the leader does, or they’re out. Growing up, I remember watching that game dissolve time after time. The leader would start doing scary climbs or huge leaps, and the followers felt put at […]
Leadership: How To Deliver Persuasive Presentations…At least 75% of Your Presentation Should be Dedicated to Developing Your 3 Main Points
When it comes to persuasive communication, if you wander, you are lost. Too often, presentations fail to deliver results because they don’t follow a clear path to a concrete call to action. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” […]
Your Career: How To Use LinkedIn To Advance Your Career…Out of the Dozens of Valuable Career Management Features in LinkedIn, Here are the Ones I Think are the Best
As you know if you have been reading my posts, LinkedIn has been adding features that make it even more valuable for personal branding. These features make LinkedIn uniquely powerful because the site can now be your exclusive career manager – helping you with virtually all aspects of your career if you use the features […]
Your Career: The Top 10 Jobs That Attract Psychopaths…Everyone I Have Ever Worked with has, at Some Point, Called Another Colleague or Coworker “Crazy”
Everyone I have ever worked with has, at some point, called another colleague or coworker “crazy.” But does your job actually attract true psychopaths? In the book “The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success,” Kevin Dutton explains that there are jobs that can attract literal psychopaths – […]
Your Career: Win At Work…Land A Great Job, Handle Your Boss & Get Ahead
Have you ever wondered why some people get the best assignments, the fast track to promotion, the plum gig at the hot new startup? These shining stars have learned to win at work. Buy now on: For five years Forbes Senior Editor Susan Adams has covered the careers beat and those who excel at their […]