She stood to speak... I nearly died
The scene: Vegas. Spring 2015 Standing in the corner of an over air-conditioned conference room in a chic hotel waiting to be introduced....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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Courtney Kirschaum
- Jun 14, 2020
- 2 min
Why it's good to be a "snob"
The dangers of following their lead.
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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
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