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Lateral Thinking in Nature
The 17-year cicada has the longest known life cycle of any insect, spending 17 years underground before emerging to mate and lay eggs.
The 17-year cicada has the longest known life cycle of any insect, spending 17 years underground before emerging to mate and lay eggs.
How to Kick-Start Your Growth This Year with These Three Fast SEO Wins
— It takes time to drive an SEO win. However, simple and effective tactics can help you achieve wins quickly. “You should know that these tactics are not complex,” says David Brenton, President of BluShark Digital. “You do not need to know high-level theories to get them right; simple and actionable insights, when implemented, are also…
I’ve Made Almost a Million Cold Calls. Here’s What I Say to Myself Before I Dial.
A cold call is not the toughest audience you're ever going to face.
A cold call is not the toughest audience you’re ever going to face.
The Unasked Question
Discover how asking the question no one has raised can help leaders uncover hidden concerns, challenge assumptions and open the door to meaningful conversations.
Discover how asking the question no one has raised can help leaders uncover hidden concerns, challenge assumptions and open the door to meaningful conversations.
Work Smart and Not Work Hard: The Smarter Path to Success
One of the biggest differences between working hard and working smart is the ability to prioritize.
One of the biggest differences between working hard and working smart is the ability to prioritize.
3 Surprising Ways to Navigate Screw Ups
Learn to navigate mistakes with curiosity, reflect on your actions, and use uncomfortable moments as opportunities for leadership growth.
Learn to navigate mistakes with curiosity, reflect on your actions, and use uncomfortable moments as opportunities for leadership growth.
Challenging the Career Fantasy of Having It All With Corinne Low
Wharton economist Corinne Low explains why working parents are exhausted and what workplaces and men at home can do about it.
Wharton economist Corinne Low explains why working parents are exhausted and what workplaces and men at home can do about it.
What Good Leaders Do With Remote Tech Teams
— Remote work didn’t kill management. It exposed the managers whose entire toolkit was line of sight – the ones who confused physical proximity with productivity and genuinely believed a person sitting at a desk was the same thing as a person doing their job. The 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey confirms what the calendar already told…
Online Career Training Is Growing – Does It Work?
Online career training offers flexible alternatives for students facing traditional school challenges, but questions remain about educational quality and career readiness.
Online career training offers flexible alternatives for students facing traditional school challenges, but questions remain about educational quality and career readiness.
Gen Z Communicates Differently in the Workplace, but Older Colleagues Can Still Decode Them
For all the talk about generational differences at work, some of the biggest differences show up in surprisingly ordinary moments.
For all the talk about generational differences at work, some of the biggest differences show up in surprisingly ordinary moments.
How to Check If Your Photos Are Being Used on Fake Profiles
Learn how to check if scammers use your photos on fake profiles. Discover stolen images, investigate suspicious accounts, and take action.
— The photos we post online usually don’t stay on the same profile or platform. Sometimes, they travel. Scammers download others’ photos and create fake profiles with them. Their motive? Sometimes, it’s to earn easy money. Other times, to establish romantic relationships with others. No matter what, you must not allow others to exploit your…
Talking Is Learning
Leaders can help people discover ideas and develop insights by creating safe conversations where thinking aloud is encouraged and defensiveness is set aside.
Leaders can help people discover ideas and develop insights by creating safe conversations where thinking aloud is encouraged and defensiveness is set aside.
Strong Leaders Empower Others to Lead
True leadership isn't about having all the answers. It's about developing others, building trust, and knowing when to step back without stepping away.
— By Lawrence R. Armstrong After nearly three decades as a CEO, I learned that leadership isn’t about having all the answers or making yourself indispensable. It’s about developing people, empowering them to lead, and creating accountability along the way. For much of my career, I thought being a strong leader meant being the person…
10 Workplace Lessons I Wish I Learned Before My First Job
Here’s what I wish I knew on day one.
Here’s what I wish I knew on day one.
How Small Business Owners Can Read a Profit and Loss Statement Without an Accountant
Learn to read your profit and loss statement in twenty minutes, spot the numbers that matter, and ask sharper questions before you sign off.
— Your accountant emails the profit and loss statement on a Tuesday. You open it, nod at the revenue line, skip the middle, and check the bottom number. Ten seconds. That is the whole review. I get it. Nobody hands you a decoder ring when you register an LLC. But here is a promise worth…