How Successful Candidates Steal Job Interviews
Searching for a job can be frustrating, especially if you are devoting full-time hours to the process. You spend hours laboring over the perfect cover letter and making…
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Uncensored advice about product development and building a high-growth software company from Brian de Haaff, co-founder and CEO at Aha!
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Why Smart Bosses Give Bad Employees a Raise
In Tuesday’s article, “5 Lies Managers Tell to Avoid Giving Raises,” I discussed how some managers resort to bold-faced lies when employees ask why they are not getting…
The One Sign You Love Your Startup
Starting and running a business can be tough. Read on to see if you are on your way to loving your startup.
Lies Employers Use to Not Give You a Raise
We all want a nice, big raise from our employer — a reward that proves that our hard work is paying off. And we want it at least once a year, please.
5 Habits of Exceptionally Successful Founders
I never set out to be an entrepreneur. The word still sounds a bit funny to me because I never felt like I was taking on greater risk than others. It just sort of…
The 4 Words That You Never Want to Hear From Your Boss
I had a boss that got visible nervous when she heard a new idea or when I wanted to challenge the status quo. And every so often when I needed to break with tradition, I…
How Successful Managers Hire the Best People
I seem to have struck a nerve on Tuesday when I wrote 3 Things Job Candidates Wish They Could Tell HR. I called out three frustrating aspects of hiring: forcing…
3 Components of Every Great Product Strategy
If you are a great technology leader or product manager — you know a secret that others ignore. Managing relationships is essential to your job. As the CEO of your…
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…
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…
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