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Life and career lessons from a lawyer and an Uber driver I never even met

Careers, Management / By Elizabeth Bromstein

I saw this status on LinkedIn and it made me angry. Every day I cross paths with some broke ass life coach. LinkedIn profile says Life Coach; Speaker; Thought Leader. Dudes hanging out in Starbucks doing their initial introductory “coaching” session because they can’t afford offices. Broke nobodies going to Broke Nobodies International meetings doing …

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Five classic rules of grammar you can (and often should) break now

Management / By Peter Harris

It turns out that the ways we write and speak have changed some since the textbooks were written. Case in point. My friend Emery gave me an English grammar “Rules and Observations” book published in 1838. The inside cover page of the book reveals that it is intended “for assisting advanced students to write with …

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Proof that the cable companies think that most of us are lazy morons

Leave a Comment / Management, Marketing / By Peter Harris

When I moved into a new house just over a year ago, I changed internet service providers. Because I was signing on as a new customer, they offered me a reduced price, limited time offer. It was a great deal. Too good to last, of course. Cut to a year later, and I got the …

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You want what now? Content creation and client feedback

Leave a Comment / Management, Marketing / By Peter Harris

I was writing an email campaign for a client to introduce their company and services to an audience that fit their target demographic. It was an interesting, challenging project. My contact at the company loved the first drafts, but as always happens, they had to be run up the food chain for approval from her …

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Open hiring: The Body Shop will start hiring anyone who applies, with no resume, interview, or background check

Leave a Comment / Careers, Management, News & research / By Elizabeth Bromstein

The Body Shop is embracing open hiring, meaning employees will be hired on a first-come, first-served basis, practically no questions asked. This is cool. The Body Shop will start hiring people to work in its retail stores on a first-come, first-served basis, with no interview or background check. According to Fast Company, the Body Shop …

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How to get lucky

Leave a Comment / Careers, Management / By Peter Harris

Luck is actually a skill you can practice, and it can be learned. Here are a few examples of how it works. I hear it again and again when people talk about someone who as a really great or unusual job: “Wow, they’re really lucky to have landed that gig.” And it’s true, competition for …

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Why people shoot down your new ideas (a historic look)

Management / By Peter Harris

Innovation is essential for success in business, but some people just don’t like change. If you’ve ever tried to introduce a new technology or a new approach to doing business to an organization with a long established way of doing things, then you know the resistance you can face. Certain people are just reluctant to …

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Please don’t take this very bad networking advice

Careers, Management / By Elizabeth Bromstein

This is bad networking advice but you hear it from “experts” all the time. Happy New Year! Have you made a resolution to get out there and start networking? Meet new people? Expand your pool of connections? This is great. Making new friends is always a great idea. The world is a networking opportunity By …

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Ten beginnings of sentences that mean you don’t need to listen to the rest of the sentence

Careers, Management / By Peter Harris

Some days there just aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish all of the things that you need to get done. We all form our own coping mechanisms for saving time and separating the essential from unnecessary, so I’m going to share one of my secrets for avoiding wasted time with you. We talk …

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You really need an editor (humorous typos that professionals missed)

Careers, Management / By Peter Harris

Everyone makes mistakes. Some slip-ups are just a little more public (and potentially career-ending) than others. My colleagues and I in content marketing – who frequently write about writing – often note that if you write a piece about the importance of proofreading your work, you’re almost guaranteed to leave a typo in it. The …

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