(This post was originally published on Venture Beat. This photo is by Melissa.) Brazen Careerist is my third startup. People ask me all the time why I gave up my position as CEO. If you knew what startup life was really like, you would ask me why I was CEO for as long as I [...]
I used to hate the board meetings because there is so much to prepare beforehand, and if everything is not going great, then you have to really face that. 1. Hide your feelings if they are going to be trouble for someone. I am still a major shareholder in my company, but I do not [...]
It’s that time again. You need to interview for an open position on your team, a position that you need filled yesterday! Giving advance consideration to the questions you will ask your candidates will go a long way in terms of making the process as smooth and streamlined as possible. While it’s appropriate to tailor [...]
Regardless of your role in your organization, establishing a solid expert platform achieves two purposes. It promotes your visibility in the new field, and it also forces you to become more knowledgeable about current trends and more skilled in relevant areas. Most people who seek to become experts do so out of a genuine desire [...]
You can be a leader in your own way at what you do, to lead does not necessarily imply that you have to be in a powerful position. We’re all leaders! What type of a leader are you? How do you influence others and are other influenced easily by your words and actions? Of [...]
A reporter recently asked me about creative solutions for beating the mid-winter corporate blahs, such as changes to workplace set-ups like free-range work spaces without offices and cubicles, nap rooms, and X-box lounges. Extreme amenities like video game lounges are still fairly rare, and this is not necessarily a bad thing. Unless you work in [...]
Whether you are thinking about starting a new business or overwhelmed and overworked by an existing business, there is a lot to consider. Business strategist and deal maker Carol Roth talks about some of the key things you should know, from her new book, The Entrepreneur Equation. Could You vs. Should You?: Can you [...]
As I stood outside in a puddle of slush and snow a few weeks ago at Chicago’s O’Hare airport looking for my carry-on luggage, two questions filled my mind. First I wondered why one of the busiest airports in the world would make passengers deplane outside during a snow storm. You would think the airport [...]
