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If you’re in the business of managing people, you have a difficult job. When I ask a room full of managers to tell me what keeps them up at night, the...

Comedian Steve Harvey has the following theory: 25 percent of the people you meet don’t like you no matter what you do; 25 percent aren’t sure, but co...

Answer: I worked in a sponge factory, painted houses and assembled office furniture. I drove fuel oil trucks, painted offices and delivered Girl Scout...

Finding a job is hard work and once you land one, it’s only normal to take a deep breath and forget about networking and planning for that next promot...

A friend recently asked me how I pick a topic for each column. It was an innocent question, but it got me thinking. My column appears every other week...

“Play like you’re the best, but practice like you’re in second place.” When you’re interviewing for a job, finishing in second place doesn’t matter. T...

When the recession hit in 2008 unemployment soared. It became an incentive for many people to pursue different career paths, and the number of new sma...

I’m a big fan of “Shark Tank.” Like many viewers I have this fantasy I’m going to invent a product that will sell on QVC and make me millions of dolla...

My dad worked for the same employer, in the same job for about 35 years. And he complained about his job for 32 out of those 35 years. During my dad’s...