How to Own Your Talent, Ambition, and Success

June 19 , 2014

You need to own your – fill in the blanks: success, authority, confidence, power, compassion, status, role, product, influence, etcetera. Yet every time you hear someone use the idea of owning something – your talent, skill, ambition, commitment – they always say it as though what you need to “own”...

Filed Under: Attitude, Branding, branding, Career Advice, Quick Tips, quick tips

7 Ways to Achieve Work/Life Harmony

June 05 , 2014

Establishing and maintaining a healthy work/life balance is something many of us aspire to but struggle to achieve. As my professional and personal lives progressed over the last 10 years, and my responsibilities grew, striving for balance felt increasingly like the wrong goal for me.

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Career Advice, Work-Life Balance

8 Things to Do During Your First Month at a New Job

May 19 , 2014

Congratulations, you’ve landed your first full-time job after graduation.

Filed Under: Behavior in the Workplace, behavior in the workplace, Best Advice, best advice, Career Advice, Your Career, your career

Eight Rules for Success at Work

May 05 , 2014

We desire success at work and a satiating career. But what does it take to get there? In this article, I have jotted down traits that I have always adhered to. These work for me. These generic guidelines transcend industries and will help you too. If widely followed, they will also make the work...

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Career Advice, Success, success, Your Career, your career

How to simplify your future

March 27 , 2014

We live in a volatile world, so the future makes many people nervous, instead of excited. Here's how to increase the odds your future will be bright:

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Career Advice, Efficiency, efficiency, Productivity, productivity

Change from the Inside Out

March 24 , 2014

Is change coming at you from the outside in, or the inside out? My experience in working with top leaders from business, government and education on five different continents is that the majority of change comes to us from the outside in. For example, when a new law is passed, we have to make...

Filed Under: Career Advice, Good Habits, good habits, Personality, personality, Social Impact

The Power of the Word "Yet"

March 17 , 2014

Suppose your boss pulls you aside and tells you: "You don't have the right skills for the project."

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Career Advice, Communication, communication, Success, success

Success with a Moral Compass

March 03 , 2014

Nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. You will never see success without hard work, determination and the ability to make tough decisions. Sometimes you have to be ruthless for the sake of the company, your employees and, of course, yourself.

Filed Under: Career Advice, Decision Making, decision making, Good Habits, good habits, Success, success

To Beat the Chaos, Take a Thinking Day

February 17 , 2014

One of the most under-discussed elements of effective leadership is how fast a leader must learn to stay at peak performance. Most successful leaders never stop learning. In fact, they are voracious learners who are always trying to find ways to improve and enhance their own performance and that of...

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Career Advice, Efficiency, efficiency, leadership and management, Leadership and Management

The Four Qs of Career Success

February 13 , 2014

The National Center for Education Statistics estimates there are 1,791,000 bachelor degree graduates in the class of 2013, many of whom will be entering the job market for the first time. At PwC, we will hire more than 7,000 new associates and interns this year. And this month we will promote 5,400...

Filed Under: Career Advice, Career & Money, Goals, goals, Success, success