I love helping college students, including from my alma mater, Syracuse University, where I receive a lot of requests. However, I’m perpetually aggravated by email from students requesting “general tips” to succeed. I’m not talking about tips for any specific question or objective, but thoughtless requests for tips to make it in their careers.… Read the rest
Tag Archives: Career
Acknowledge What You Don’t Know
The following also is my latest MediaPost column…
Acknowledge What You Don’t Know
Venture capitalist Mike Hirshland recently explained how he was delighted when the CEO of one of his portfolio companies said to him: “I’d love some help here, I think we are doing the right things but to be honest I don’t know what I don’t know.”… Read the rest
We Can All Improve Because None Of Us Are Perfect
People tell me I’m a “good” presenter. I’ve keynoted conferences, moderated panels and presented to clients and colleagues hundreds of times – even made a few national news television appearances. But still…I’m not as good as I could be.… Read the rest
Why Passion Matters
Digging back into earlier posts and inspiring comments, I wrote the following for this week’s MediaPost Spin…
Why Passion Matters
In a hyper-competitive market, competence is expected and only flawless execution is tolerable. But that’s no longer enough.… Read the rest
I’m Drowning In My Own Complex Web Of Contact Databases
The following is also my latest MediaPost column…
I’m Drowning In My Own Complex Web Of Contact Databases
February 1st, 2008 by Max Kalehoff
The perpetual problem with my Outlook contact database is that my information becomes dated and unwieldy.… Read the rest