From Business Book Idea to Amazon
When I was a newly minted Wharton MBA, I had a vague goal to write a book someday. Fast-forward two decades, and I will finally check that box off my bucket list when my first book, Lead Inside the...
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I’ve had the “I want to write a book some day” item on my bucket list for a long time. Then life happened, and I found myself in my 40s without a book to my name. Last week, my first book officially...
View ArticleHow to Manage the 8 Employee Archetypes
We hear the phrase “think outside the box” a lot. If “the box” is something that is stifling creativity, it sounds like something to avoid. But when “the box” is a framework that smart leaders use to...
View Article6 Job Interview Tips From Doing Radio
Tommy Dorsey practicing his radio interview skills. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. A few years ago, if I had a phone interview, it meant I was looking for a job. Then I published my first book, and...
View ArticleProven Leader Tips for the Newly Promoted
Congratulations! You just got the big promotion to management. People now report to you, you have some budget and you have some decision-making authority. In short, your new role comes with power. Just...
View ArticleTime Machines & Other Hacks to Manage Millennials
"Companies are discovering that to win the best talent, they must cater to a young work force that is considered overly sensitive at best and lazy at worst… These youngsters are starting to use their...
View ArticleBefore My Wharton MBA, There Was Farming
I grew up as a suburban kid. During my middle school summer breaks my parents used to ship me off to work at their family farms. I assumed they did it just to get a break from keeping me out of...
View ArticleThe Greatest Graduation Speech
Twenty years ago this month, I was sitting with thousands of other people on a football field in a goofy costume on an unseasonably hot day in Philadelphia. Many of my fellow MBA students skipped...
View ArticleSix Ways an MBA Pays Off
Twenty years ago this week, I graduated from business school as a newly minted Wharton MBA. Getting an MBA was a great, and huge, investment of time, money and effort 20 years ago. It is an even bigger...
View Article5 Mistakes Consultants Make When Moving to Corporate Jobs
A survey of ex-consultants reveals what to avoid when changing careers (Photo: Getty Images) There were over 637,000 people in the United States employed in the management consulting industry in...
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