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    This dangerous word is a career killer
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Feb 12
    • 3 min

    This dangerous word is a career killer

    I was today years old when I learned the opposite of a meritocracy is a kakistocracy. In the 7th grade, I had a bad bout of bronchitis an...
    32 views
    Being able to do this makes or breaks your career
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Being able to do this makes or breaks your career

    In one generation,applying for a job went from being a lengthy effort to a task you can knock out on your lunch hour. The college degree ...
    48 views
    Deadheads, doctors and nuns
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Deadheads, doctors and nuns

    Years ago, not long before they stopped touring, I went to Grateful Dead show at RFK stadium outside D.C. For the record (so to speak), I...
    24 views
    Why talk at work is a Shakespearean tragedy
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Why talk at work is a Shakespearean tragedy

    “Let me have men about me that are fat... Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.” ― William...
    49 views
    This T-word is real and it's got its hooks in you
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    This T-word is real and it's got its hooks in you

    In yesterday’s email you may have seen this lead in: “My aunt married a guy who cancelled their honeymoon when he found out he’d be trav...
    19 views
    Why your work is like a magic trick
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why your work is like a magic trick

    Back in the day, I travelled non-stop. One year, I had the highest frequent flier card you can get. So obscure I didn't even know what it...
    16 views
    How to get the right "fit" in your career... for you
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Oct 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    How to get the right "fit" in your career... for you

    We all face challenges in our work, but getting this out of the way up front will make life a lot easier and you a lot happier...
    25 views
    Steal Taylor Swift's happy success trick
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Steal Taylor Swift's happy success trick

    Has anyone you know turned into a “different person” since all this started? You're looking at them, asking... “Who are you and what have...
    17 views
    Has this ever happened to you? Where's the line?
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Aug 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Has this ever happened to you? Where's the line?

    Where's the line? Who decides? Maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger does.
    17 views
    How to stop taking THIS and still get the job
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    How to stop taking THIS and still get the job

    By the time he was 30, Steve Jobs had built a pretty impressive computer company and was such a complete jerk and bad boss, he managed to...
    40 views
    This is the "old normal"? You know that, right?
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    This is the "old normal"? You know that, right?

    There are some disturbing behaviors that are being normalized. Don't fall for it.
    40 views
    Why it's good to be a "snob"
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jun 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why it's good to be a "snob"

    The dangers of following their lead.
    27 views
    Would this make you cry?
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jun 24, 2019
    • 5 min

    Would this make you cry?

    If this would bring tears to your eyes, it offers you a vital piece of career strategy
    73 views
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