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The Hard Work Fallacy: When Effort Doesn't Produce Desired Results

In the second year of my MBA program, I applied for a coveted position with the U.S. federal government. After months of rigorous...

Learning to Say “No”

For most of my life my default response when a new opportunity has been presented to me has been yes. That approach has served me well....

What To Do When You Don’t Get A Response To An Email

Chances are you have sent an email to a coworker, customer, or potential employer and then wondered why you didn’t get a response. You...

Work Smarter Not Harder

When I was in fifth grade I came home after school and watched DuckTales - an animated television show produced by Disney. In one...

Put First Things First

Early in my career I sometimes felt like I was reacting to events throughout the workday. The direction of my day could easily be altered...

Get Out of Your Inbox

Managing email is a source of frustration for most business leaders. According to a McKinsey report, the average professional spends 28%...

Using the Pomodoro Technique to Beat Procrastination

Learning to write well and speak well requires learning a process - sometimes a process very different than the process we currently...

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