Um, so, you know, um, I think…um, yes, this is a professional advice column about how you can distinguish yourself by speaking more clearly without using filler words. Most people,...
Education doesn’t end when you graduate from college. One way to distinguish yourself is to keep reading throughout your life. Morton Blackwell, president of the Leadership Institute, writes, “People who don’t...
Email is today’s preferred method of communication. It often speeds delivery, simplifies projects, and saves money. However, there are common mistakes you can avoid by spending a few extra minutes...
I regularly meet job seekers and others who will search in the near future. Often they ask for help but are not specific or persistent, which causes missed opportunities. On...
If there’s one topic everybody wants to know more about, it’s salary. (Well, that and where socks go when the dryer eats them.) My friend Alex in Kentucky requested that...
One of my favorite stories is The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. The plot involves residents of hell taking a day trip to heaven. The interesting thing is that most of them...
