What Made America Great was the Choices we Made. While the Rest of the World Clung to Class & Caste, we Chose to Offer Hope & Opportunity. When Europe descended into death and destruction, we chose to be a beacon for those who wanted a better life. Within our borders, desperation was transformed into hope, […]
Years ago, I worked alongside a man who was a real tyrant. He would bark orders at his direct reports, and they would practically jump out of their shoes to do as he asked. Cruel leaders may only seem well-liked. The crueler he behaved, the more they seemed to follow him around with puppy-dog eyes. […]
When you Hear a Business Contact Using yet Another Cliché, What’s the First Thing that Comes to Mind? For me, it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard. Sure, there are times when using a cliché makes sense. When a person uses one after another, or the context is clearly not right, it’s super annoying. If you’re […]
“I Think Part of the Challenge is There Hasn’t Been Real Growth in Incomes, The Cost of Groceries, Cost of Healthcare, etc, Those Kinds of Expenses have a Normal Inflationary Increase, But I Don’t Think Wage Increases have Kept in Line.” (Indeed, while the U.S. job market has been adding jobs in recent months, wage growth […]
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Develop your Leadership Skills. According to Deloitte’s 2014 Millennial Survey, #Millennials will comprise 75% of the Global #Workforce by 2025. Think about that statistic for a moment, because the implications are huge: Within 10 years, Baby Boomers will have all but completed the handoff of leadership responsibilities to […]
When I was 22, I joined the tidal wave of hope-and-changers descending on DC with their student loan debt and relentless optimism. My sunny outlook seemed justifiable in light of the fact that I had a graduate degree and a plan of being the Next Maya fromZero Dark Thirty. When people outside of DC learn […]
Why People Experience Burnout ? Excessive workloads, unrealistic time pressures and resulting exhaustion certainly contribute to burnout, but they alone are not responsible. Day-to-day social interactions and a lack of civility in the workplace are a primary cause. “I haven’t seen you smile in a week,” Anne vividly recalls her husband saying. She was in […]
We’ve All Been on the Receiving End of a Scathing Email, as well as its mysterious, vaguely insulting cousins. You know the messages I’m referring to. They don’t need exclamation points or all caps to teem with anger and drip with sarcasm. Dressing someone down via email is tempting because it’s easy—you have plenty of […]
Check out a Color-Coded Graph representing 85 majors over the course of 45 years & the Income Generated. There are also colored graphs representing the Highest Paid Jobs in 10 Different Fields at Entry Level, Mid-Career, & Late-Career to see how they change or progress. Other Graphs Illustrate the Top & Bottom 10 Majors based […]
“I Think a Lot of People Face this Problem at Work,” says Taylor. “Poorly Run Meetings in Corporate America have become a Pandemic, & Technology has Only Changed the Venue, not their pervasiveness. As a result, you’re often invited to meetings that are inconsequential to your work or contributions. You’re stuck.” We recently solicited readers […]