Embattled Harvard President Claudine Gay is under fire for not protecting the safety of Jewish students on Harvard’s campus. She is also under scrutiny for multiple incidences of writing “duplicative content,” which is a euphemism for plagiarism. As a result, many are calling for her firing. But if she gets fired, does she deserve to […]
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Now that the Supreme Court has outlawed affirmative action in college admissions, it’s time to look at the next layer of affirmative action: getting a job based on identity versus merit. This is the diversity hire dilemma some of you or your children might one day face. It is part of the DEI, or Diversity,
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Quiet quitting is taking the younger generation by storm, especially those on TikTok. The idea behind “quiet quitting” is to do no more than what’s asked of you at work and then check out. Once you’re out of the office, there’s no more responding to work e-mails, slack, nada. A quiet quitter does not go
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Quitting is considered a dirty word. I’ve always had the view you should never give up if you want to achieve your goals. Even if you break both legs, you better drag yourself through the mud and rain to reach glory on the other side! However, as I grow older, I’m slowly coming to accept
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I’ve made the case the best time to work may be during a pandemic. With fewer things to do, you might as well spend more time making more money. Further, if you are able to work from home, you could actually figure out a way to work less and still get paid in full! Since
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To get ahead in your career, it’s a good idea to reverse engineer how the best get there. I’ve written the best career advice book to help you get ahead and get out. It’s entitled, How To Engineer Your Layoff, and was recently updated with great new features. My book on how to negotiate a
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Never let anything get in the way of pursuing your dreams. If you do, you will regret it. As I wrote in my Wall Street Journal bestseller, Buy This, Not That, “You will regret more of the things you don’t do than the things you try! Remember that annoying kid in school who made fun
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When everybody seems to be getting rich but you, it’s a disconcerting feeling. However, after 22 years of living in San Francisco, the startup capital of the world, I say that if you want to get rich, don’t join a startup. Instead, invest in startups through an open venture capital fund like the Fundrise Innovation
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Let’s say you got poor grades in high school or college. You partied too much or were simply disinterested or unfocused. Let me share with you how to overcome poor grades and get a job. Poor grades doesn’t doom you to a “C-student” or worse lifestyle. But let’s first be honest. A lot of people
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Want to learn how to get laid off? Let me introduce the “it’s not you it’s me” strategy. This strategy will help you feel less guilty when you’re trying to leave a firm with a nice severance epackage. Guys have it tough. We have to always make the first move when we want to talk
