1-Minute Strategies: June ’13

  • June 03, 2013

Add "investing" to your list of skills ... Keep personal and professional online networks separate ... Try hosting your next party at the gym ... Get ready to say "yes"...

Cancer as a Protected Disability

  • May 30, 2013

The Am Law Daily reports that the former CFO of Proskauer Rose is claiming that the international law firm violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by terminating...

Harry Truman’s crucible moment

  • May 30, 2013

Growing up, no one considered Harry Truman a leader. He was a kid with thick glasses who mostly stayed home, working the farm or reading. But the course of his life...

Why business writing skills are important

  • May 27, 2013

Helen Cunningham and Brenda Greene are the authors of The Business Style Handbook: An A-to-Z Guide for Effective Writing on the Job, recently published in an updated...

Interview with leader Mark Hellerstein

  • May 24, 2013

Ventriloquist Mark Hellerstein, who served as the CEO of oil and gas company St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. from 1995 to 2007, describes how he became a successful...

Kelly Slater: Master of the board

  • May 23, 2013

How did a young man from Cocoa Beach, Fla.—a place not known as a surfing haven—become the greatest surfer of all time? Luck? No, unbelievable drive and...

Are you a Level 4 listener?

  • May 21, 2013

If you want to influence people and effectively persuade them to embrace your ideas and follow your lead, you need to start by becoming an excellent listener, say Mark...

(an)G(el)INA

  • May 16, 2013

The Earth stopped rotating on its axis earlier this week when Angelina Jolie announced that she is undergoing a voluntary double mastectomy. Her rationale? Because she...

Excel formulas and functions 101

  • May 08, 2013

Excel really shines in its ability to perform calculations. However, it can seem somewhat intimidating if you don’t know the rules.