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Across multiple domains, there’s a single communication technique that is consistently used. It is known as “acknowledgment.” For the past few years, I’ve been volunteering
Across multiple domains, there’s a single communication technique that is consistently used. It is known as “acknowledgment.” For the past few years, I’ve been volunteering
Between a resume and cover letter, most job applicants will tell you that the resume is more important. While your resume provides a more complete
I’ve been following the news stories coming out of the Winter Olympics in Beijing these last few weeks. The stories I’ve found most intriguing have
When my oldest daughter was four years old, I attended open houses for private elementary schools. I was curious to see what education options would
There are some people in this world who are toxic. If you know someone like this and they are a peer or a superior, the
An elegant solution is one where a problem gets solved in a simple, but not always obvious, way. When it comes to a problem that
One of the first lessons every first-year at McKinsey is taught is the difference between a fact and an opinion.
In school, you get the grade you objectively earn. In the workplace, what you get isn’t as objective. In many
In a world of competing agendas, it’s inevitable that you will have a conflict of interest with a client, colleague,
When a medical student becomes a doctor, he or she is asked to take the Hippocratic Oath. The oath comes
One of the most useful management tools is the feedback loop. Feedback involves some mechanism that provides you with data
Imposter syndrome occurs when the skills required for your job exceed your inaccurate self-perception of your abilities and worthiness of
In the world of project management, there exists a useful concept knows as the “critical path” for a project. A
When I was at Stanford, I took a sociology class focused on the topic of status. It was fascinating. The
Many of my students have been told that they need to have “confidence” and “fake it until you make it.”
The sports of baseball and tennis include references to a concept called an “unforced error.” This means a player makes