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Being Nice Makes Good Business Sense
Several years ago I was getting ready to interview with a law firm in New York. It was my first interview ever as a law student and I was pretty nervous. I was trying to get on an elevator as the door was closing and I saw a woman rushing toward it. I...
Filed under Featured, Staying Positive 16 CommentsThe Better Your Product, the Better Your Life
One day, when I was growing up, I had a pain in my foot and my stepmother took me to see a podiatrist. I had never heard of a podiatrist and I have never been to one since, but I remember hearing the most unusual story at the time about a girl who became...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed 2 CommentsManagers, Idea People, and Workers
I love watching Westerns. What fascinates me about them is that what typically occurs in these movies occurs in any organization–and the success of this process is what determines the success or failure of the organization. In most Westerns, the...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, How to Succeed 4 CommentsThe Danger of Driving Sharp Bargains
Every time I have ever seen someone drive a sharp bargain, it has ended up coming back at the person in some negative way. People who get paid more than they are worth, or who receive more benefit than they provide, always run into problems and have...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 1 CommentMarketing Yourself-Who, What, and How
In your career and life you need to be aware of (1) whom you are marketing yourself to, (2) what you are marketing, and (3) how you are marketing yourself. Each of these three things can make a major difference in the success of your job search. People...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 6 CommentsMoses, Great Religious Figures, the Wilderness, and Your Career
On a Christmas vacation over ten years ago, I went home to Detroit from Los Angeles, where I was practicing law at the time. I was taking a 10-day vacation. Over the course of those ten days, I found myself having trouble getting to sleep every night....
Filed under Featured 2 CommentsPhony Accident Scenes, Internal Affairs, Racial Discrimination, and Your Career
One Friday evening in 2002, I decided to take a couple of our company’s prized employees out for dinner. We had had an excellent week and morale was pretty high within the company. We typically worked very hard and quite late every night of the...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 1 CommentAsk Others What Course You Are On
Have you ever looked back at a picture or video of yourself from five, ten or more years ago and asked yourself “What was I thinking back then?” Have you ever looked at something you did several years ago and asked yourself the same exact...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 2 CommentsUse Personal Stories to Connect with an Employer and Get a Job
Whenever I meet a merchant, the biggest question I often have is how much something costs. Lots of merchants refuse to tell you how much something costs until they have shown you what they are selling and all of its various features. Many merchants also...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 1 CommentI am going to share with you a story I have been warned I could go to jail for repeating. More than a decade ago, my ex-wife was working for one of the most powerful men in the entertainment industry and spent most of her time on his Beverly Hills estate....
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