Business Dinner Abroad? A Crash Course in Japanese Dining Etiquette
Traveling to a foreign country for work is exciting, but it can also be stressful—especially if you're unfamiliar with the local customs. That’s why, ...
The Simple Strategy That Helped Me Set Long-Term Career Goals (Plus, a Worksheet!)
Setting goals always sounds great in theory. I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve said, “I’m going to restart my blog this month” or, ...
8 Books Every Consultant Should Read at Least Once
You probably already know that being well-read is a must in the consulting world. Consultants are expected to have a broad knowledge of management, as ...
How to (Gracefully!) Handle All the Messy, Awkward Parts of Giving Notice at Work
The time has come. You’re going to quit, and you’re getting ready to put the whole two-weeks’ notice plan in motion. Take a deep breath. The hardest p ...
5 Painful But Important Things to Do When You Lose Your Job
When I lost my job in 2014, I naturally slipped into a self-pity funk for a bit.
What did I do first? I promptly made an enormous bowl of tiramisu ...
8 Tips for Actually Sleeping on a Red-Eye
I’ve been making a lot of cross-country treks for work lately, and because I hate to lose a day to a six-hour plane ride and three-hour time differenc ...