Prepared
To prepare for a big meeting, you might think you need to walk in with all the right answers. Depending on your role, it might be even more important to walk in with all the…
To prepare for a big meeting, you might think you need to walk in with all the right answers. Depending on your role, it might be even more important to walk in with all the…
Rubber Teeth Hey, the new issue of my Northwestern University alumni magazine just arrived! The alums keep getting younger while I keep getting older. And the writing seems to keep getting better. And smaller. This…
Yesterday, I spoke about speaking up at meetings to make them more productive… and to move your career forward. In a related note, here is a shout out to my students. The semester is off…
My career was stalled and I couldn’t find any traction. I didn’t know what to do to move forward. I asked my boss what he thought might be holding me back and he told me…
Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. Me? When it’s just a different shade…
There are so many people smarter than me. Maybe I should be careful how loud I say that… I am a marketing professor, university administrator, coach, and mentor, after all. Would you want any of…
While we’re on the topic of team projects, an important thing to keep in mind is this: good friends aren’t always good teammates. Have you encountered this? I hope it didn’t cost you a friendship….
Yesterday I wrote about the start of the new semester and some of the issues that arise with team projects. When I need to be involved in a team’s well-being, that often means that it’s…
The start of the new semester means new class projects, almost always involving a client from the real world. You won’t convince me that a simulation or a case study brings the same intensity, or…
Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. Me? What a week! I’m so happy…