Best Places to Work… Or Not
Over at BNET this week, I take issue with the annual Fortune list of best places to work, and other such lists. A big problem? …Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
The Round-up: Going “tiger mother” on your career
I had two posts over at BNET this week. The first was, I swear, the last thing I'm going to say about the "Tiger Mother." …Read More
Detroit: the place for creatives?
I'm working on a column (and a portion of a book chapter) on creative destruction. As one industry dies, others spring up in the ashes …Read More
Where did the Korean Greengrocers go?
Last summer, I found myself taking the subway to random New York neighborhoods to visit the surviving members of a kind of store that was …Read More
Aiming for perfect? Try good enough
I don't usually suffer from perfectionism. Indeed, one of the reasons I love writing for newspapers or online is that the turn-around time is so …Read More
The BNET round-up
This week over at BNET, I had two posts. The first was called "How To Get a Raise (And Get Your Kid To Eat His …Read More
The key to success? A sponsor
Last night I attended a presentation of the results of economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett's latest study: The Sponsor Effect. (Just an overview here as I …Read More
What does one put in a 10,000 square foot house?
So I live in New York City, which in general means living in relatively small amounts of space. Kids share bedrooms and bathrooms, and no …Read More
Please help me name my next book…
We all know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. But you know what? People do. I'm currently writing a book that does for …Read More
Making a difference on any budget
I enjoyed Kelly Greene's article in the Wall Street Journal today on Best Volunteer Options for Any Budget. She suggested ways you could do good …Read More