Topic: Phil McGraw

Being An Expert On The Dr. Phil Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BG4BYYFZToIs it Googleability, Bingability? Through much work and many conversations I was selected as a trend expert for the Dr. Phil show. While scheduled to air January 20, 2010, "Trends For 2010: ...READ»

Careers: Navigating the "Coaching Carousel"

Another season of college football is winding down and, as is typically the case, the number of head coaching vacancies is increasing by the day. For most of those who were, and will continue to be let go, I’m sure it wasn’t a ...READ»

Up Your Punxsutawney

It's Groundhog Day. That most revered of all holidays. A time for reflection. A time for taking stock. A time for looking deep into ourselves and realizing that we are but tiny specks in a vast universe that will one day go on ...READ»

In Business, Love Means Learning to Say You’re Sorry

Sure, we all like to talk about the new trend toward transparency in the corporate world, but when a company messes up, the old watch-your-back, cover-your-tush, and shift-the-blame-to-someone-else mindset tends to kick in. The ...READ»

Are You Being Coached?

From reality TV to rock bands, coaching has gone mainstream. A guide to get you started, if you're ready to play.READ»

Granular Thinking is Not a Crime

I once worked for a boss who accused me of being granular or always looking at things from “in the weeds.” Ironically, that couldn’t have been further from the truth and maybe that’s one of the reasons I’m no longer there. ...READ»

Tips For The Terminally Imbalanced

Well, despite your best efforts, you have fallen off the work-life balance beam. You’ve needlessly prioritized work over real life, and in so doing have neglected your significant other. It happens. Don’t be too hard on ...READ»

17 Career Lessons from Ideo's David Kelley

David Kelley is well-known for his astute application of design thinking to many of life's intractable problems. Less known is that he's also a veritable Dr. Phil of good advice about life, careers, and the importance of not being a ...READ»

Who Else Needs to Calm Down?

I suppose it’s some consolation to know that work-life balance is a worldwide issue. In our land of a million wannabe Donald Trumps, we tend to think that taking our jobs too seriously is a uniquely American phenomenon. Well, it ...READ»

Slow Is the New Fast

With our November issue, Fast Company will celebrate 10 years of publication. Each month until then, we'll review one of our favorite editions from the first decade.READ»

There are No Wrong Answers (Except Yours)

MY WORK-LIFE BALANCE SHEET I suppose it says something about my problems with co-dependence that I’m thinking of lying to my computer screen. See, I just found this Web site called Quintessential Careers, founded by Dr. Randall ...READ»

Advertisers Target Captive Audiences

If screens seem to be popping up everywhere, that's because they are. In a DVR world, advertisers are reaching outside the home for today's most desirable audience: a captive one. Anywhere people might be waiting equals an opportunity to air short-form content and advertising. Tune in to the forefront of "advertainment." READ»

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ReaderSpeak: Everyone Loves Their Own Ideas

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Everyone Loves Their Own Ideas

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Why Don't I Feel Better: The Truth About Positive Affirmations and Self Help Books?

"I am successful," "I am a wonderful person," "I will find love again," many other similar phrases that students, the broken-hearted and unfulfilled employees may repeat to themselves over and over again, hoping to change their lives. Self-help books through the ages, from Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking all the way to the latest, The Secret, have encouraged people with low self-esteem to make positive self-statements or affirmations. New research suggests it may do more harm than good to many people.READ»

Ten Steps to Turn Around Wal-Mart, Part 1

Wal-Mart has succeeded as a highly-evolved culture of the tangible by creating a dazzlingly efficient logistics operation, shaving cent-splinters off an item, and driving down overhead. This is the whole relentless apparatus that ...READ»

Bring on the Four-Day Work Week

I have to admit, I got a chuckle out of the idea of employees proposing a four day workweek under the guise of helping to save gas. That’s almost like being the first one to jump at the chance to work from home during minor ...READ»

Ten Steps to Turn Around Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart has succeeded as a highly-evolved culture of the tangible by creating a dazzlingly efficient logistics operation, shaving cent-splinters off an item, and driving down overhead. This is the whole relentless apparatus that ...READ»

Taming the Alpha Exec

Ambition, self-confidence, even a little bloodlust--all can be part of a great biz leader. They can also wreak havoc on an organization. Now, for the executive from hell, help is on the way. READ»