ARTICLES
Tom Ford on Capitalizing on Your Passion
Not everyone is cut out for the fashion industry.
Worried You Won’t Follow Through? Bet Your Friends.
No one wants to be publicly embarrassed for being unable to meet their goals. Especially with money on the line.
Backlogged? Work Like You’re Going On Vacation
The average worker’s backlog is around 30 hours, or roughly three or four days of things that are begging to be finished.
Difficult Conversations: Cringe Fast, Cringe Early
How should you start a conversation that you’ve been dreading?
Avoid Playing Email PingPong With “If...Then” Statements
Scheduling meetings over email is like playing ping pong, where a simple “Can you meet at 4:00 pm?” could easily turn into an endless volley of back-and-forth replies.
Indra Nooyi on Finding Balance
When Indra Nooyi is home, she’s simply a mother, daughter and partner.
Hot vs Cold: A Temperature-Based Approach to Conflict Resolution
Work conflicts are inevitable regardless of the size of the team. At your office, perhaps the marketers and developers can’t agree on a launch date.
Stop Multitasking, Start Monotasking
We need to stop overloading our systems with simultaneous inputs and revert to focusing on one thing at a time.
Give Your Intern a Thesis Project
If you’re currently managing interns or planning to hire some this coming fall, it’s imperative to remember that their job isn’t to push paper and make coffee runs.
Manage Your Mood, Manage Your Output
Not being in the right mood can have a dramatic impact on productivity.
End Procrastination with the Zeigarnik Effect
Simply starting a project can be the biggest barrier to productivity.
4 Ways To Build Self Confidence
We all want our work to speak for itself, but sometimes we need to speak up for our work.
Beyonce on Being Her Own Boss
With rehearsals around the clock, high-pressure shows in giant stadiums and raging teenage hormones, Beyonce’s early life was extremely regimented and more-or-less “controlled” by her manager/father.
Define Your Goals the Night Before
If the first thing you do in the morning is check your email, you’re setting yourself up for a day filled with reactive work.
How to Actually Keep Calm and Carry On
In order to break plateaus and grow as creative professionals, we must intermittently stress ourselves out.