3 Things Job Candidates Wish They Could Tell HR
Does your job ad look like this? For Immediate Hire: Entry-level employee to fetch the coffee and run the company. PhD required. Pay negotiable. Send CV and 5,000-word…
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The One Sentence That Will Make You Rich
How rich do you want to be? Think of the richest person you know for a moment. Ever consider how they got there? It may have something to do with good luck and the family…
3 Things You Should Never Say to Your Boss
It can happen to anyone: You slip and forget who you are talking to, and suddenly you’ve shared way too much information with the boss. Or the boss overhears you saying…
How Successful Entrepreneurs Recover From Big Mistakes
I worked for a VP who once spent half our advertising budget on a big mistake. That’s right. She bought a massive billboard in Silicon Valley along the congested 101…
This Startup Built an App That College Students Love
He thought he was ready for venture capital and that they were ready for him. A founder since high school who had launched and sold a successful Spanish networking…
The Only Way Clueless Leaders Change
I wrote about The 3 Worst Habits of Clueless Leaders on Sunday. The response was unbelievable and still growing as I write this. It seems that clueless leaders are…
4 Major Reasons Startups Fail
Most startups fail within the first 5 years. Take a look at the main areas startups must get right in order to thrive.
The 3 Worst Habits of Clueless Leaders
I worked for a guy who thought of employees as squirrels. I know, because he told a reporter that he often needed to drop into the office “wildfire” to pick them up and…
Why You Should Never Work at a Startup
You’re graduating or recently graduated. Congratulations. Here comes the future. And life is really going to get interesting. This is true for graduates this year and…
Why It's Easy to Love a Vulnerable Boss
Many thanks to my readers who took the time to read Tuesday’s article, The One Secret of Highly Successful Leaders. In this piece, I explained how successful leaders are…
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