Productivity

  • How to nail your next job interview

    How to nail your next job interview

    For my speaking engagement at Rosemont College, I put together a quick deck featuring six steps job seekers can use for successful interviews. More commentary’s coming soon, but the deck download for participants is available for download or via the Slideshare viewer below:

  • Building your professional development plan.

    Building your professional development plan.

    For most of the past ten years, I’ve developed and delivered professional training courses for clients and internal teams at some of the world’s best companies. Now that I’m running 2820 Press full-time, I thought I’d convert some of that knowledge into personal development tools that you can use if you don’t have access to…

  • Busting Your Performance Bottlenecks at Work

    Busting Your Performance Bottlenecks at Work

    As a boss, I sometimes have to listen to a member of my team explain why something went horribly wrong. As as a business owner, I also have to ease the concerns of clients who have been burned by vendors in the past. And as a human being, I hate being on the hot seat…

  • Planning an Unconventional Home Office Setup

    I’ve had a home office for the past ten years. During that time, my wife and I have moved four times. Besides working full time at jobs we love, Lori and I also run our own side hustles: I write, and she creates art and jewelry. Juggling all that leaves little room for a social…

  • Put the Sleeper Hold on Boring Meetings

    Put the Sleeper Hold on Boring Meetings

    Productivity gurus love to pick on lame meetings. But let’s be realistic…even top creative professionals have to endure meetings with clients or with project teams. Taking ownership of your work means taking responsibility… Read the whole article on WorkAwesome…