The Art of Audacious Conversation How does one get over their fear and start talking and networking with those that can help your business, from VC rockstars to possible partners? Even a personal hero, such as Nike cofounder Phil Knight? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from "Never Eat Alone" by Keith Ferrazzi.
Updated Fri Dec 23, 2011
Swinging Success
A great quote, paraphrased from San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, via the blog of the guy behind Pursue the Passion:
Posted Sat Jun 28, 2008
Personal activism
Earlier today I spoke with an incredible woman who's spent most of her career as an activist, working in nonprofits. Her work helped a lot of people, but it didn't exactly earn her a lot of money. But worse, after a while the constant attempt to right the world's wrongs got under her skin. It got depressing! She's not giving up her activism, not by far, but she is trying to find a way to balance it with a passion that's all about her -- her photography.
Posted Tue Jun 17, 2008
The Upside of a Down Market
With increasing unemployment making front page news these days, you may think your prospects for sucess this year are dwindling (particularly if you're already in the market for a new job).
Posted Fri Jun 6, 2008
