As a work-at-home veteran, I’m often asked by home office newbies how I avoid all the real-life distractions and intrusions without needing the isolation of a sound-proof bunker and alienating my delightful but not always accommodating family (you’d think after over two decades of home office life they’d learn to observe where the lines are, but no…

For months, a good friend would call me on an almost daily basis, anxious to share the latest unreasonable demand from Brad, his hot-shot new supervisor, who was a model of sinister competence and suffocating micromanagement. Finally, he’d had it and was determined to take bold steps – he wasn’t sure what, but I was all eager to “help.” Fortunately…

First, the bad news: as a general rule, what can be automated, will eventually be automated. Now, for the really bad news – with each passing day armies of chatbots take another hill, and no matter how well fortified you may think you are, it’s just a matter of time. You can fight it, but you may want to start preparing for the career equivalent of…

Culture is a good and important thing, particularly these days with the workforce spread out and stretched thin. It’s inauthentic culture that’s problematic - something that’s cooked up by company leadership that doesn’t survive contact with reality, or by an outside consultant who parachutes in and after a month’s time distills it into its purest …

Not everyone blessed with abundant gifts, and charm has that hard to define “IT” factor – a magnetic force that draws every eye in the room. In the business world, truly charismatic leadership is rare and while it can be exciting to be around, it’s not always as it appears or what it’s cracked up to be, and unlike in the performing arts or politics…

When someone tells you they feel like an imposter, what they think is a shocking confession is the very definition of a humble brag as almost 100% of the time they should feel like an imposter. You could be a verifiably great dad or great boss, the Shakespeare of press releases, the Mozart of advertising jingles, or the Michael Jordan of actuaries.…

If you’re not comfortable with small talk, don’t feel you’re particularly adept at it, or flatter yourself by thinking you’re above it, news flash: get comfortable with it, get better at it, and don’t flatter yourself. In today’s virtual world, where so many interactions happen online, it’s essential in making a human connection and letting your co…

This is the maiden NSFW podcast, in which I first discuss the reasons for launching it: to get you to read my NSFW column in WorldatWork’s Workspan and #evolve, in addition to the other great content there….and to offer a handy alternative for those who prefer listening to reading. I then go on to discuss recognition: why some people don’t need it,…