I'm amazed how many employees don’t understand the basics of a P&L. Those who do know how their measures feed the P&L. And, as a result,...

A reader commented and agreed that taking risks (Career Tip #12) would be great, but wondered how he could take bigger risks. I think...

Many people do it the other way around – build up the background, details of decision criteria, lay out all the options, and eventually...

Executives who land a high level position, play it safe, and clutch onto high salaries, need to be flushed out of companies. They have...

I learned the ‘can do’ lesson early in my startup experience. In 1996 the President of our .com startup suggested I find and email...

In any company with multiple product lines or divisions there are some parts of the company that have high margin % and/or high revenue...

I learned a painful lessons early in my management career. It is foolish to try to control too much. First, I discovered I didn’t have...

I asked the one of the best manager's I've had what what he looked for in his next position and these were his three criteria:...

Sometimes it’s helpful to have something recognizable on your resume. My first interview with Dell in early ‘99 was for managing Dell’s...

Inform your manager and peers about what’s going on. In 1x1s, in email, in staff meetings, make sure you are giving updates and status on...

If there’s one piece of advice I’d give anyone in any job who wants to be considered a ‘rockstar’ it is to take initiative. Be...

Throughout my career I’ve worked for and with many bad managers, some good ones, and a few great ones. The great ones manage the business...

But more to the point, it’s important who you GET to know. You may know many people, but are they the right people. And further, do you...

When word of mouth takes off on a product there is usually a small sentence, maybe a couple, that are shared about that product. “It was...

Dr. Robert Kuhn, who has 12 years experience in M&A and has worked with 15,000 companies and their CEOs, summarized 12 CEO Diseases and...

I’ve been ‘pinged’ for career advice from time to time. So, I’m starting on a series of perhaps 15 or 20 posts that summarize my career...

My esteemed colleagues at Bazaarvoice found a fun little site that allows you to make up your own Google search interpretation. It’s...

iPods are great because they do so many little things right — software, packaging, itunes, advertising. It’s a whole experience. The goal...

Mr. Leonsis shared tremendous insight and perspective on how marketing has changed, and he presented it with disarming humility and...

1to1 Magazine published Zappos’ 10 rules for creating a customer-centric culture, via Jane Judd, senior manager of customer loyalty who...