Maximize your chance of making a great first impression and having your audience engaged in what you’re saying. By Kelly Studer (Career Stylist, Kelly Studer Consulting) Harvard researcher Amy Cuddy discovered ways for people to feel more powerful through simple...
If you can work an unpaid internship for 4 to 8 months, you’ll move into your new career much more quickly. By Cassandra Phillipps (Game Designer, Pocket Gems) I’ve recently begun a brand new life path – my third pivot in 6 years – this time as a mobile...
Mentors and mentees should heed the sacrosanct 70-20-10 rule. By Herminia Ibarra (Contributor, Harvard Business Review) A new McKinsey study reports statistically what we already knew from personal experience: that mid-career and senior women tend to be found...
By Debra Benton (President, Benton Management Resources) Sometimes people say to me, “I’m not sure I want to be CEO.” My response: What! Why not? That’s the best job in the company! Most everyone wants to be the top dog, the honcho, the chief; but most feel it’s...
By Debra Benton (President, Benton Management Resources) You, not human resources, your boss, a sponsor, parents, or search firms control your career. The biggest, costliest, and most avoidable mistake you can make in your life is not managing your own destiny from...