During a recent product launch meeting at a high-profile SaaS company, the senior leadership team (attempted) to motivate their team using the all too familiar “kill the competition” rallying cry. “We’re going to obliterate them!”             “We’re going to make those guys worry about their mortgages.” The team was pumped. Mouths frothed. Fists were raised. They were poised to attack. Yet, in the ensuing months, the team failed to meet their goals. They didn’t win much new business at all, in fact, they faced some major customer churn. Fo ..read more

Are robots coming for your job? It’s tempting to think AI is reserved for the software developers and robotic engineers among us- and that “normal” jobs like ‘accountant’ or ‘sales rep’ are safeguarded against the rapidly evolving technological landscape. But in our hearts (and in our LinkedIn feeds) we see that’s not the case. AI is here to stay and the impact will be major. It’s not just Big Tech — employers across most industries are starting to see artificial intelligence have an impact on their business. In a survey of LinkedIn’s Top Companies, nearly 70% said that AI is already helping t ..read more

Is the dot next to your name green or yellow? How many emails did you send this week? Did you swipe your badge, proving you went into the office today? As it becomes increasingly easy to track our behavior (via our digital footprints) employers are capitalizing on the intel.  According to HBR, In 2020, the global demand for employee monitoring software more than doubled. Online searches for “how to monitor employees working from home” increased by 1,705%, and sales for systems that track workers’ activity via desktop monitoring, keystroke tracking, video surveillance, GPS location tr ..read more

You don’t need to change jobs, have an affair, or buy a Ferrari to get the pep back in your step. Yet sometimes, particularly when you’re seeing other people touting how excited they are about their dream job, we can fall into the trap of believing that our job should be exciting, fulfilling, and perfect all the time. In reality, we all know that any long-term endeavor worth pursuing  (marriage, exercise regimens, parenting, and yes, careers) requires us to put in extra mental effort, even when we don’t feel like it.  But our annoying human brains crave stimulation and excitement; To ..read more

Do you get you ever get unsolicited advice? Is your boss a nitpick on every little thing? Does your unemployed nosy neighbor know precisely why you aren’t getting promoted? Some feedback is valuable, and other feedback is just a distraction. Feedback overload is increasingly common. We’re asked to rate our service everywhere and leave reviews on every product. Performance conversations at work are becoming an even more frequent occurrence. We are hyper-assessing and often, being hyper-assessed. It’s not entirely a bad thing. We can recognize and solve problems faster when evaluation is constan ..read more

Watch this webinar! Take this LinkedIn Learning course! What about certification? Are you up to speed on industry trends? These are the top 10 (or 10,000) skills you need to future-proof your career. Have you signed up yet? The amount of learning available to us can be overwhelming. Especially when you need to do your day job on top of all this learning. We know that high performers invest in their own learning. And, they also manage to get a lot done. These learners have maximized intentionality and efficiency to get the most out of the time they spend learning. Here are three tips used by hi ..read more

I’ve led teams large and small, and I’ve coached leaders in a huge variety of situations. The lessons I find myself drawing upon again and again, aren’t the things I learned in business school (Sorry, University of Georgia). They’re more frequently the timeless truths I learned earlier in my life, working in food service. I never expected those first few jobs to teach me so much; I was just a kid who needed some extra money to get through school. But what we learn early in our careers is often foundational, leaving lasting impressions on us. Here are three lessons that stuck with me. Neve ..read more

If you want to get promoted, grow your career, or even make a bigger impact in your current role, your boss will play a crucial part in either propelling that future or holding it back. Even well-intended managers can fail to recognize the potential of their employees; in the cadence of daily business, boss-employee relationships tend to become more about deliverables than strategic growth. Feeling like your career is motionless is frustrating and without the encouragement of your boss, it’s easy to lose your own motivation. Here are three signs your boss may be holding you back: They ‘yes/no ..read more

Last month I was talking to a friend who teaches an undergraduate course at Harvard. He shared an interesting phenomenon:  When someone is accepted into Harvard, they’re typically at the top of their class. Compared to their high school peers, they had better grades, more extra circulars, and higher scores on the SAT. Then. . . They arrive at Harvard. Suddenly, they’re not the smartest student in class anymore. Everyone has the exact same (or better) achievements as they do. Overnight, they go from being a standout to being one of the indistinguishable masses, blending in just like every ..read more