Most professionals know they should strengthen relationships with senior managers, but they often don’t spend enough time cultivating friendships with same-level colleagues, or even those junior to them. If your associate in the next cubicle has become one of your best friends, you will happily spend time with her, but how about that quiet guy…
Before the C.I.A. went live with their invasion of Osama Bin Laden’s enclave, they Red Teamed the operation. I had never heard of Red Teaming before this week, but it sounds sexy and mysterious, so no doubt Hollywood will soon turn it into everyday slang. A news show I saw taught me that Red…
It was when I called my naval officer father by his first name that he told me I was “bordering on insubordination.” No joke. I wanted to laugh, but even at age 13, I wasn’t that stupid. With my upbringing as a Navy brat, not surprisingly, I entered the work force with as much fear…
Marie Claire magazine recently interviewed Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe. She talks about the tears she shed after getting fired at CBS in 2006 and the job she took afterwards as a freelance reporter at MSNBC at a tenth of her previous salary. Even though she took the job because “it was work,” it…
All eyes on me when I walk in, No question that this girl’s a 10 Don’t hate me cause I’m beautiful Don’t hate me cause I’m beautiful My walk, my talk the way I dress It’s not my fault so please don’t trip Don’t hate me cause I’m beautiful Don’t hate me cause I’m…
Through your early career, it will seem like everyone you work with will be senior to you. They will be. And damn it- sucking up to them is unfortunately part of your job description. It would be so nice to scrunch up in your office chair, just you and your half-caf double latte, hold the foam. …
When you start a job right out of school, you’re probably closer in rank to most of the administrative assistants in your group than you are to the officers. At this point your dream may be to have an administrative assistant, as opposed to being effectively considered one by your senior colleagues. Or, maybe you…
