Narcissists! 5 ways to arm yourself against them | Tom Henschel | LinkedIn
Battling uphill Sean was battling his boss. And he was losing the war. The first person to talk to me about Sean was Ronit, the HR executive. “In a world that was fair, Sean would win. But he can’t
Should you live for your résumé ... or your eulogy?
Within each of us are two selves, suggests David Brooks in this meditative short talk: the self who craves success, who builds a résumé, and the self who seeks connection, community, love -- the values that make for a great eulogy. (Joseph Soloveitchik has called these selves "Adam I" and "Adam II.") Brooks asks: Can we balance these two selves?
The Case Against Email Strengthens - Study Hacks - Cal Newport
A Modest Proposal Last month, I wrote an intentionally provocative article for the Harvard Business Review's website. It was titled, "A Modest Proposal:
In an industry where a private office flush with glass plaques and deal mementos is the ultimate sign of success, commercial real estate firm CBRE gambled on a new strategy that hinged on concepts workers tend to hate. Employees seem to love it—but more importantly, clients are begging for it.
[This is an excerpt from The Dance of the Possible: the mostly honest completely irreverent guide to creativity] Many of our popular stories of discovery are portrayed as accidents or matters of lu…
Three Little Words That Will Change Your Life Forever | Beth Buelow, PCC | LinkedIn
One rainy afternoon a few years ago, I was driving into Seattle for a networking event when my husband called me on my cell. I answered (this was pre-hands-free law) and listened, noting the barely perceptible panic in his voice: something unexpected had come up, and he needed the car for an off-sit
Review: Ulysses 2.5 for iPad and, now, iPhone – MacStories
Maybe I’m biased because I’m a writer, but when it was announced in 2010, the iPad struck me as a device which could become a great tool for, amongst many things, my craft. A number of good writing apps (and accessories) have appeared in that time, but when I found Ulysses about a year ago,