Dear Boss: 8 Things I Want You to Know (But Won’t Tell You)
Leading isn’t easy. Regardless of your title as a leader or a boss or a manager, you have to get work done through other people. You ask yourself things like: What do I need from them? What do they need from me? How do I keep everyone motivated? You can start by making sure small […]
Fake It and 5 Other Ways to Conquer Self-Doubt
Others will treat you as you expect to be treated. We make the decision to give our power away.
6 Tips to Be a More Confident Speaker
Did you know almost 75 percent of us suffer from some anxiety about public speaking? Research says so. So you can probably relate to this question I received after speaking to a lively group of up-and-coming entrepreneurs: “How can I be more comfortable as a speaker? I’m never as confident as I’d like to be.” […]
7 Survival Tactics for When You Feel Overwhelmed at Work
Work can be stressful and overwhelming—even in jobs we love. Add in personal pressures, and work challenges can feel much bigger than they really are. We can pretend that our professional and personal lives are in two distinct compartments, but life doesn’t work that way. We are one person—and work and personal always overlap. Last […]
15 Ways to Make Your Life Better This Summer
Summer is finally here! The sun is out longer, school is on a break (or maybe summer hours start) and life is full of possibilities. Are you taking advantage of it? Here are some ideas for making this summer the best one yet: 1. Check in on your 2015 goals. You are five months into […]
4 Career Lessons from Famous Faces
What is it about celebrities? Why do fans die to know about their relationships (He’s dating who?), vacations (They went where?) and fashion choices (She wore what?)? It’s getting out of hand. In fact, California recently outlawed the paparazzi from using drones to take celebrity photographs. Why do we care? On most days, I find […]
10 Ways to Be a Leader—Even When You Aren’t in Charge
You can show up like a leader. And when you do, the rest of your career will take care of itself.
College? Career? Confused? Before You Decide Anything, Here Are 9 Things to Consider
If we just do this or don’t do that we’ll be happy and have the career of our dreams, right? That’s what experts and advice-givers say. Well, I’m sorry to say, there is no simple formula, no one-size-fits-all solution that’ll create the perfect career. This topic has gotten very personal for me. Right now I […]
5 Ways to Fall Back in Love with Your Job
Chris was done, over it. His boss was frustrating and his commute to the office unbearable. So after months of unhappiness, of dreading work, he wanted to find a new job. Friends asked him what he was looking for. “What do you really want to do? What’s your dream job?” Chris wanted to work at […]
3 Things the Patriots and Deflated Balls Can Teach Us about Success
We have a little ball controversy on our hands. Instead of planning our Super Bowl parties, we are talking about deflated footballs. In the past week, social media, along with every major news program, has been buzzing about “deflate-gate.” In the AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts, the New England Patriots’ footballs were below […]
How to Turn Coffee into a Career-Boosting Connection
Please add me to your LinkedIn network, your email dings you. Like you, I receive lots of LinkedIn invitations to “connect.” Most have no personal note of how we’ve met or what we have in common—so it’s not yet a real connection. In my book Make Waves: Be the One to Start Change at Work […]
5 Lessons from ‘The Voice’ on How to Grow Your Career
“You should feel like you’re carrying around a duffel bag with a heat-seeking missile in it.” Taylor Swift gave this advice for how to own the stage and dominate the opportunity of being on one of the most successful TV shows today, The Voice. The singer-songwriter superstar has obviously broken the code on seizing the […]