You'll never look at your work the same way again — An entrepreneur friend of mine in Europe stopped requesting resumés from job candidates. Instead, he asks candidates to shoot and submit a short video with their phone — less than 5 minutes. …

Learn the secret meaning of common corporate words — This week’s corporate glossary terms: Meritocracy and Kakistocracy with a decision fallacy to beware of thrown in for good measure. I was today years old when I learned the opposite of a meritocracy is a kakistocracy. In case you missed that day at school, a meritocracy is a system where…

Learn the secret meaning of common corporate words — The Corporate Glossary series reveals the truth behind common corporate words and phrases, so you don’t get duped. See past articles in this series here. Do you remember the first time you saw: “I was today years old when …” followed by a clever trick it seems everyone else on…

Learn the secret meaning of common corporate words — The Corporate Glossary series reveals the truth behind common corporate words and phrases so you don’t get duped. See past articles in this series here. My first job out of college was a glorified envelope-stuffer for a 5,000-member professional association. The annual main event was assigning several hundred members to…

Corporate Glossary: every Friday, learn the secret meaning of common corporate words — There's a scene in the series "Dopesick" where Purdue Pharma's sales leaders have a big problem. Purdue's medical doctor clients begin to see their patients showing signs of addiction to Purdue's flagship drug OxyContin®. …

Corporate Glossary: every Friday, learn the secret meaning of common corporate words — Every Friday, you get the real meaning behind padded corporate terms that get tossed around like the nice guy’s ball cap in study hall. Knowing the reality behind the sanitized words or phrases will help you protect yourself and avoid learning these for the first time when you’re experiencing them. …