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Women (and Men) Can Have It All

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written by by Tony Schwartz

Annie Marie Slaughter‘s article in the current Atlantic titled “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” had a familiar ring — hauntingly so.

More than two decades ago, the Harvard Business Review published an article titled “Management Women and the New Facts of Life,” which made many of the same arguments that Slaughter does — most notably that the structure of organizational life makes it nearly impossible for a woman to have both a high-powered full-time career and to feel fully involved as a mother. Continue reading →

Dealing with a Bad Boss

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Written by John Beeson

It’s often said there’s nothing certain in life except death and taxes. The parallel in organizational life is that at some point in your career you’ll have a bad boss — or at least a boss who’s bad for you. Bad bosses come in all shapes and sizes: abrasive and insensitive, indecisive, inconsistent and unfair, the micromanager who stifles your ability to perform and grow, and “matador managers” adept at sidestepping every tough issue that comes their way. So, the question isn’t whether or not you’ll have a bad boss. Rather, it’s how you’ll respond when you do. Continue reading →

Share this with Your CEO

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Written by Tony Schwartz

Tony Schwartz is the president and CEO of The Energy Project and the author of Be Excellent at Anything. Become a fan of The Energy Project on Facebook and connect with Tony at http://twitter.com/tonyschwartz  http://twitter.com/energy_project

Recently, I was giving a talk to 160 senior executives at a large bank. As part of the talk, I asked them to fill out something we call “The Energy Audit,” as a way of assessing how well they are managing their own energy. It happened that they had access to individual polling devices, so we were able to aggregate their answers and show them on the screen in the front of the room. Continue reading →

Bill Gerber

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Bill Gerber, Co-Founder of AccountingDepartment.com has worked in the Financial Field for more than 16 years, bringing a wide range of expertise in technology, business consulting, bookkeeping and corporate tax. Mr. Gerber is responsible for setting the innovative company-wide strategies and building its overall business using state-of-the-art technology for the accounting industry. He oversees the sales, marketing, quality assurance and successful delivery of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) accounting & bookkeeping services to clients. With his assistance, AccountingDepartment.com has become the nation’s leader in Virtual Accounting Services, winning the CPA Technology Advisor Award and the Forbes Award.

 

How To Win The Talent War

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Written by Jon Stein

I once hired a developer who had more experience in his field than I did in mine. His resume touted roles at companies I one day hope to emulate, and his Rolodex read like a who’s who of tech startups. I was excited by the possibilities of having someone like this on our team, and I anticipated a long and rewarding career for him at our company.
No doubt he was talented–but the sad reality was that he had no genuine interest in building the company I envisioned. He stayed with us less than six months.
When hiring for roles like this at Betterment.com, the investing startup I founded two years ago, I soon learned the formula for a successful startup. It’s simple: create a product that people need, and hire ridiculously talented, highly motivated people to build it. Continue reading →