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Don’t Show Up Empty-handed’ and Other Tips for Finding the Right Job at a Startup
Don’t Show Up Empty-handed’ and Other Tips for Finding the Right Job at a Startup
Plenty of books offer advice about how to start a business, interview for a job, or develop a career, but Jeffrey Bussgang’s work offers…
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Oct 16, 2018
Build Self-Awareness with Help from Your Team
Build Self-Awareness with Help from Your Team
There are lots of compelling reasons to build a better team. Great teams deliver stronger results, faster. They’re more innovative. They…
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Oct 16, 2018
Why Employers Favor Men
Why Employers Favor Men
It’s not news that women are much less likely to get hired for jobs than men, even when the candidates have the exact same qualifications…
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Oct 16, 2018
4 Ways to Create a Learning Culture on Your Team
4 Ways to Create a Learning Culture on Your Team
As a result, there is now a premium on intellectual curiosity and learnability, the desire and ability to quickly grow and adapt one’s…
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Oct 11, 2018
When You Don’t Have an Alternative in a Negotiation, Try Imagining One
When You Don’t Have an Alternative in a Negotiation, Try Imagining One
Conventional wisdom suggests that negotiators need alternatives to succeed. Alternatives give negotiators the confidence to negotiate…
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Oct 11, 2018
Dos & Don’ts: How to Negotiate Nicely Without Being a Pushover
Dos & Don’ts: How to Negotiate Nicely Without Being a Pushover
We all want it both ways: to get what we want from a tough negotiation and to walk away with our relationship intact. The good news is that…
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Oct 11, 2018
Is Your Job a Good Fit?
Is Your Job a Good Fit?
Your answers to the following questions can help determine if you’re in a job that combines what you like to do, what you do best, and…
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Oct 10, 2018
A Dozen Punctuation Rules You Absolutely Need to Know
A Dozen Punctuation Rules You Absolutely Need to Know
1. Hyphenate your phrasal adjectives. A small-business incentive is different from a small business incentive. A limited-liability clause…
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Oct 10, 2018
When to Keep Your Mouth Shut
When to Keep Your Mouth Shut
The pilot on tonight’s flight just came on with an important announcement: we have enough fuel to get to Boston.
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Oct 10, 2018
Tips to Boost Your Career with Social Media
Tips to Boost Your Career with Social Media
You’ve heard the horror stories: a job applicant gets turned down because his potential employer discovered his objectionable tweets, or…
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Oct 9, 2018
For a Career that Lasts, Build Real Relationships
For a Career that Lasts, Build Real Relationships
I’d just hung up the phone, dismayed. After spending the better part of an hour on the phone with an entrepreneur a friend of mine had…
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Oct 9, 2018
Dos & Don’ts: How to Improve Your Business Writing
Dos & Don’ts: How to Improve Your Business Writing
You probably write on the job all the time: proposals to clients, memos to senior executives, a constant flow of emails to colleagues. But…
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Oct 9, 2018
Self-Awareness Can Help Leaders More Than an MBA Can
Self-Awareness Can Help Leaders More Than an MBA Can
Vincent Siciliano, CEO of California-based New Resource Bank, was brought in to turn things around and restore the bank’s founding mission…
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Oct 9, 2018
What Losing My Job Taught Me About Leading | HBR Ascend
What Losing My Job Taught Me About Leading | HBR Ascend
It was the spring of 1984. I remember the day as if it were yesterday. It was a beautiful morning on Boston’s North Shore and I could…
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Oct 9, 2018
The Clearest Path to a Career That’s Right for You
The Clearest Path to a Career That’s Right for You
Nothing in career strategy is more important than picking the career field that’s right for you. Get that right, and you may be headed to…
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Sep 25, 2018
How to Subtly Increase Your LinkedIn Visibility | HBR Ascend
How to Subtly Increase Your LinkedIn Visibility | HBR Ascend
Most people look for jobs while they’re still employed. You do want something in hand when you quit, right? But this can be hazardous if…
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Sep 25, 2018
When an Email Exchange Turns Ugly
When an Email Exchange Turns Ugly
It was Monday morning, and Lee opened his inbox to find an email from his manager: “Lee, I’ve decided to have Carlos present to the…
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Aug 16, 2018
How to Make the Most of Your Internship
How to Make the Most of Your Internship
Start with relentless punctuality.
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Jul 23, 2018
Your Nice Boss May Be Killing Your Career
Your Nice Boss May Be Killing Your Career
Undermanagement can be as serious a problem as micromanagement.
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Jul 12, 2018
Infographic: Why We Procrastinate and How Not To
Infographic: Why We Procrastinate and How Not To
Use these 5 Research-Based Strategies for overcoming procrastination
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Jul 12, 2018
Why Bad Guys Win at Work
Why Bad Guys Win at Work
Dark-triad traits are effective at the individual rather than group level. Here is why.
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Jul 12, 2018
How to Present to Senior Executives
How to Present to Senior Executives
Cut to the chase. Keep their attention.
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Jul 11, 2018
What Separates the Strongest Salespeople from the Weakest
What Separates the Strongest Salespeople from the Weakest
A new study reveals six variables.
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Jul 11, 2018
Traveling the World Made Me a Better Entrepreneur
Traveling the World Made Me a Better Entrepreneur
Sometimes being lost and alone is the best education.
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Jul 11, 2018
Employees Who Feel Love Perform Better
Employees Who Feel Love Perform Better
A sense of being loved at work helps one perform better. Is it true for you?
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Jul 11, 2018
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