Stephanie Vozza

These six pieces of traditional resume advice are totally wrong

While making one error might not kill your chances for an interview, it’s in your best interest to let go of these pieces of tired advice.

These six pieces of traditional resume advice are totally wrong

How to recognize if you’re overreacting

Everyone overreacts at one time or another. When you’re the one overreacting, however, it’s hard to recognize it in the moment.

How to recognize if you’re overreacting

This is how you keep your most ambitious employees from leaving

Pay isn’t always what keeps them in place. Here are seven ways to keep your ambitious top performers happily employed (with you).

This is how you keep your most ambitious employees from leaving

These are the 4 essential components to becoming more courageous

Courage is spotting an opportunity in real time and having the ability to do something, even if it frightens you. But it doesn’t come naturally. Here’s how to build it.

These are the 4 essential components to becoming more courageous

Everyone has 3 types of intuition. Here’s how to use them to make better decisions

Intuition is often thought of as a gut feeling, but there are three distinct dimensions. Here’s what they are, and when and how to deploy them.

Everyone has 3 types of intuition. Here’s how to use them to make better decisions

6 reasons why you’re a bad listener (and how to change it)

It’s not our natural inclination to fully listen to what others have to say. Here are the things holding you back from really hearing what people are saying.

6 reasons why you’re a bad listener (and how to change it)

Why it’s good for you to be wrong

What if we’re wrong about being wrong? This is why being wrong can be one of the best things you can be.

Why it’s good for you to be wrong

7 ways to test if your idea is bad

Use these methods to test your ideas to determine if they are good or bad.

7 ways to test if your idea is bad

This is when you should help a coworker and when it can backfire

Not all support is good support. If your odds are 50/50 for being a hero or a villain, it’s best not to take the risk.

This is when you should help a coworker and when it can backfire

What happened when I followed Ben Franklin’s schedule for a month

Benjamin Franklin was a productivity master. In his autobiography, he shared his daily routine, and its simplicity and rigor intrigued me.

What happened when I followed Ben Franklin’s schedule for a month

How to redesign your workspace to be your most productive in 2019

Follow these two essential steps to change your productivity, performance, satisfaction, and mood.

How to redesign your workspace to be your most productive in 2019

How to raise your rates for 2019 without losing clients

Charging a higher fee is easy to do with new clients; you simply quote the new price during negotiations. Raising rates with existing clients, however, can be tricky.

How to raise your rates for 2019 without losing clients

8 ways to trick your brain into keeping your New Year’s resolutions

When setting a resolution, the dopaminergic reward systems of your brain become more active. The challenge is keeping that up over the long haul.

8 ways to trick your brain into keeping your New Year’s resolutions

10 CEOs make predictions about how business will change in 2019

More transparency, a possible recession, brick-and-mortar fights back, and more.

10 CEOs make predictions about how business will change in 2019

How you might unwittingly be making your bad boss even worse

No one can be a bad boss on their own. Here’s how you might be unknowingly enabling destructive behavior, and what you can do to make a change.

How you might unwittingly be making your bad boss even worse

6 ways to use the holidays for networking

You’re going to be talking to a lot of people this season anyway, so you might as well get the most out of it.

6 ways to use the holidays for networking

How to add 20% to your starting salary

The right mix of hard and soft skills can help make you more competitive, no matter your field.

How to add 20% to your starting salary

This is why women leave jobs in tech

Not only are there still very few women in tech jobs, the ones who are there leave at a much higher rate than their male counterparts. Here is why and what we can do about it.

This is why women leave jobs in tech

5 common worst practices bosses need to abandon now

Micromanagement, using fear as a motivator, leaning too heavily on top performers, and other ways you might be screwing yourself over without knowing it.

5 common worst practices bosses need to abandon now

These are the 5 mistakes you make when you delegate

As you move up in your job, you need to go from being someone who gets things done to creating other people who get things done. Here are a few common mistakes people make when they start to delegate.

These are the 5 mistakes you make when you delegate

Impact

This new brand of “tuna” doesn’t actually have any fish in it

People with disabilities face a massive employment gap

Alphabet tops this new list of companies leading in cleantech

Creativity

Ariana Grande just hit a Beatles-level music industry milestone

The World Restaurant Awards in Paris failed to live up to its progressive promises

Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke on how Amazon is zigging where Netflix is zagging

Co.Design

6 crazy details from Alphabet’s leaked plans for its first smart city

Ikea’s new curtains purify the air inside your house

Why parallax scrolling needs to die

Work Life

Six ways to understand other people’s motivations and achieve your own goals

7 tips for going from sole proprietor to business leader

How to stop being a people pleaser