Photo by Domenico Loia on Unsplash My first boss told me in no uncertain terms: THESE ARE THE RULES, and they should never be broken if you want to be successful. Every phone call should be returned within ­twenty-four hours. Even those from people you don’t know. Every memo should have a response by the next business day. […]

Photo by Dillon Shook on Unsplash The notion of working from home is a powerful one. We all want to do it. I want to do it. I want to avoid that commute and get away from all those distractions in the office. At home, no one is asking, “Do you have a minute?” That “minute” ends up […]

Photo by Carl Heyerdahl on Unsplash  Working hard and showing up are not the same thing. Both things are important. Even in a world that can look like a cube farm and where everyone is looking at computers all day and wearing headphones, engagement and relationships matter. When a friend was fired, he was shocked. WTF! He was […]