Breaking Through The Wall

February 10 , 2014

Do you hit the wall at work? You know, that feeling at maybe 3pm where you feel almost frozen from your head to your toes, unable to focus, mind and body wanting to stop or scurry to a diversion of any kind. From art to athletics, from the studio to the office, hitting the wall happens to all of...

Filed Under: Career Advice, Focus, focus, Strategy, Your Career, your career

Don't Be A Robot

January 23 , 2014

Have you gone a little too rigid? The formalities of the professional world may leave you stuck in a web of thoughtlessness.

Filed Under: Behavior in the Workplace, behavior in the workplace, Career Advice, Good Habits, good habits, Happiness

To Understand Leadership, Study "Followership"

January 13 , 2014

I was at a conference with 50 or so chief learning officers last week and we had a number of discussions about leadership.

Filed Under: Career Advice, leadership and management, Leadership and Management, Professional Development, professional development, Your Career, your career

9 Career Lessons From Millennials

December 19 , 2013

Last week I had the chance to sit down with a group of college students and new graduates to pick their brains on how kids these days are starting their careers. One of the most exciting things about working at Collegefeed is the access to millennials from all walks of life. Collegefeed's mission...

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Career Advice, Insights, insights, Professional Development, professional development

The Best Talent Is Bringing Out Talent In Others

December 12 , 2013

"A superior leader is a person who can bring ordinary people together to achieve extraordinary results." Many years ago, an entrepreneur told me that. He was right.

Filed Under: Big Ideas & Innovation, Big Ideas & Innovation, Career Advice, leadership and management, Leadership and Management, Social Impact

There Are So Many Ways To Be Smart

December 05 , 2013

During a continuing ed course when I was an equity analyst at Merrill Lynch, the instructor observed, “You’re really good at math.”

Filed Under: Career Advice, Personality, personality, Professional Development, professional development, Skills, skills

How Anyone Can Create Their Own Luck

November 11 , 2013

Ask incredibly successful entrepreneurs – ask people who are incredibly successful in any pursuit – and every one of them will say luck played an important role in their success. Talent, expertise, determination, perseverance, all those qualities and many more are certainly important. But so is...

Filed Under: Career Advice, Goals, goals, Persistence, persistence, Success, success

Why Being a Perfectionist Can Hurt Your Productivity

November 07 , 2013

Filed Under: Career Advice, Distractions, distractions, Perfection, Productivity, productivity