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‘I felt like I had checked every box’: Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar’s career advice for someone who has been passed over for promotion

  By Sarah Friar October 06, 2023 My greatest mistake was thinking success looked like a specific thing. For me, that was making partner at Goldman Sachs. When I didn’t, it set me free. I’m going to go back to the moment when things shifted for me. One morning in 2011—after 11 years on the partner … Continue reading ‘I felt like I had checked every box’: Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar’s career advice for someone who has been passed over for promotion

LinkedIn’s AI is ready to give you expert-backed business advice

  By Steven Melendez October 03, 2023 LinkedIn Learning users will soon have access to an AI coach, sharing advice backed by lessons from the platform’s thousands of human expert instructors.  The business education platform has traditionally focused on video instruction, with experts offering lessons on everything from cultivating business relationships to understanding JavaScript. Its … Continue reading LinkedIn’s AI is ready to give you expert-backed business advice

Millennials and Gen Z want more financial advice from employers. Boomers? Not so much

By Shalene Gupta       June 22, 2022 Our behavior is shaped by the times we live in and the life stage we’re in, and this includes our attitudes about personal finances. A new study by business research firm Logica Research delved into the financial profiles of baby boomers, Gen X, millennials and Gen … Continue reading Millennials and Gen Z want more financial advice from employers. Boomers? Not so much

This Advice Will Actually Help You Handle an Employee Who’s Being Rude

Liz Kislik October 14, 2021 Recently a client asked me for a few straightforward steps that could help get someone to stop being rude. Other employees at the company had been trying not to take the rudeness personally, but eventually it really started getting on people’s nerves and became a management problem. Initially, the idea … Continue reading This Advice Will Actually Help You Handle an Employee Who’s Being Rude

Why Being Told You Need a Business Plan May Be Bad Advice

Steven Imke May 18, 2021 New research shows that most business planning advice is wrong, More successful local services and infrastructure companies are adapting to the changing business climate by abandoning classic business planning and applying more effectual logic and principles to start their business. Entrepreneurship has changed in recent years. As a result, you … Continue reading Why Being Told You Need a Business Plan May Be Bad Advice