If there is one phrase I cannot stand it’s, “thrown under the bus.” “Man, now the boss knows about this. You just threw me under the bus.” People make mistakes. However, they are not truly problems until you refuse to address and fix them. When you complain about being thrown under the bus, what [...]
It may seem crazy when I say if your firm won’t pay, pay your own way. But let me tell you a story. Last year I paid my own way to the Build Business conference in Boston. This included registration, airfare, hotel, meals, etc. By no means was it cheap. But I knew I [...]
In my last post, I gave a little diatribe on taking the next step in your aec marketing career. One of the pieces of advice I gave was use your own time to become awesome at something. I can’t stress this enough. But since I like to read articles with actionable advice, let me [...]
A marketer recently asked me to provide some advice on how to move up the corporate ladder in the AEC marketing world, especially when you are in your 20s. Well, until my business card says Chief Marketing Officer, I certainly can’t consider myself an expert in this area. But, of course, I can give you [...]
I’m fascinated by the science of the mind. So when I saw this ten minute video about what motivates workers, I felt compelled to share it. Enjoy and let me know what you think.
As with any relationship, you might experience some “ups and downs” with the people at work. When a dispute comes up, it’s very important that you end up resolving it the correct way and avoid sabotaging the work relationship you have spent time building. A great tool to use when you need to resolve [...]
Please note this is written for us guys. Ladies, if you have suggestions on how other ladies can dress like a million bucks let’s hear them. I always say that I am “not a slave to fashion but rather a prisoner of my own bad taste.” And while I’m not always “dressed to the nines,” [...]
I’m a big Merlin Mann fan. He recently posted some material from one of his talks over at 43 Folders. The talk is about working and the right career. I thought I should share some of his key points On his talk that was the starting point for this discussion: The talk started as [...]
In the business environment there are three, and only three, ways you can get a person to do what you want. They are as follows: Institutional Power If you have institutional power over someone, meaning that you can reward or punish him or her in the work environment, then you can wield that power to [...]
Ben Garvey recently posted an entry on bengarvey.com talking about LinkedIn from the boss’s perspective. Ben is the General Manager of the Garvey Corporation and oversees the operations of the company. Ben allowed me to repost his article here. I haven’t used LinkedIn for a while and have been bad mouthing it occasionally (I call it the social network [...]
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