The other day, I had an issue with my television service. As a social media author and CEO, I did the first thing that comes natural: I tweeted, and posted a complaint on the company's Facebook page. To their credit, the company responded right away,...
Last week, Business Insider CTO Pax Dickinson was fired after gossip tech blog Valleywag reported his homophobic, racist, misogynistic tweets he'd been tweeting for years. His tweets included phrases such as: - "In The Passion Of The Christ 2, Jesus gets raped by a pack of ni--ers....
"Leave me alone!" I said it to my boss at Radio Disney many years ago. I was a young, very high-performing salesperson, and he was my sales manager. Even though I was generating huge sales numbers, I was often late to work, or meetings, and every...
I sat in traffic in Boston, Massachusetts one cold fall morning 16 years ago, cursing myself, cursing the cars around me, and cursing the world. I had prepared so much for the job interview at the prestigious firm I was driving to – done research,...
We tend to either glorify or oversimplify the life of the entrepreneur. We've all heard the stories of entrepreneurs slaving away in their basements, garages or dorm rooms until they hit the jackpot and build their fortunes. But for many entrepreneurs, it's more of a...
“Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.” - George Arliss Last month, I keynoted an entrepreneurship conference in Monterrey, Mexico in front of 3,000 people. Today, I just spoke in front of 3. No,...
In the third chapter of his new book, Smartcuts, author Shane Snow discusses the use of “The F Word” in business. No, it’s not that F word. The word he’s talking about is “failure.” Starting anything, especially a business, is risky. Nobody ever succeeded without risking...
It's that time of year again. As my children and I prepare their costumes and pick which scary movies to watch at night, I realized that I love the scary Halloween spirit. The wind is howling, it's getting darker earlier, and homes are decorated with...
If you’re looking for a job for the first time, on track for a promotion or simply growing your client and network base, what people find when they Google your name can quickly derail your efforts. Just how important is your online presence to your career? Plain...
Businesses in America and worldwide have become increasingly adept at increasing productivity, improving margins, and making money. But what about our happiness at work? Alarming statistics have between 70-80% of employees actively disengaged at work. We’re unhappy at our jobs, and if you hadn’t noticed, we...