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The End of the Year is a Time for Rest, Recovery, and Reflection

If you spend any amount of time reading career advice, following founders of companies you admire, or scrolling Twitter, you’ll inevitably run into some version of:  ​l f***ing love the end of the year. All of the lazy people take the last week of the year off. Meanwhile, here I am in the office for […]

The Five Essential Skills for Managing Up at Work

In interviews when I ask people what leadership qualities they look for in a manager or leader (and what they don’t), want to know the number one thing they say? “Well, I know for sure the number one thing I don’t want in a manager is a micro-manager.” No kidding. While micro management is without […]

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