Somebody is stealing your time, your most valuable, finite resource. These Time Bandits operate by the simple means of interrupting you. When you don’t protect your time, you don’t just lose a minute or two. Our research shows that workers at all levels report losing three to five hours of productive time every day due […]

Congrats! You’ve finally landed that tricky client, but you soon discover that he carries a bit of “baggage.” He doesn’t seem to be able to trust you, and he often questions your ability to meet his needs. It almost seems as if he’s undergone a bad breakup, and in some ways, he has. In fact, […]

This entrepreneur has always loved working in technology, despite his successful career in finance at one of the world’s largest banks. Ashish Singal was bitten by the tech bug after he created his first website in 1998 — a page for University of Michigan Wolverine fans. He continued to code throughout college at Northwestern University […]

For introverts, attending a networking event may be unappealing and nerve-wracking. While shyness doesn’t always go hand-in-hand with introversion, introverts tend to have at least one thing in common with shy people: Large groups and conversations just aren’t their cup of tea. See how to succeed and shine during networking events and interviews, even if […]

I was fired. I couldn’t believe it and at the same time I knew it was coming. I had never been fired from anything in my life. I made a stand for what I believed in, the company didn’t agree with me and I was fired. This moment triggered the next phase of my life […]

To build something new is an art. It takes asking yourself some “What if” questions, figuring out challenges, and tapping into your resources to see what you can build at hand. Too often, people ask questions like: “What ideas are hot right now?”, “What is the competitor doing?”, or “Where is the market going next?”. […]