By 2050, 1.3 billion people of the 7 billion on earth will come from the continent of Africa. With population growth at such explosive levels, job growth levels are just barely keeping up– [...]
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“Until you learn to celebrate things big and small, none of this is worth it,” says moonlighter and Goodshuffle co-founder Erik Dreyer. Goodshuffle connects local companies and [...]
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A short commute from the Logan Circle neighborhood Elise Viebeck calls home, is a shiny new Washington Post office building— where the 27-year-old National Enterprise Reporter sits in a [...]
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When you finally land the decent, well-paying gig you’ve been looking for, the last thought for most would be to keep interviewing. But Conrad Woody— a major Washington based Talent [...]
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Conferences are great. But finding a great network, that’s alive and dynamic, helps you build a reputation, become known throughout the city, and of course create a unique personal brand. [...]
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In today’s workplace, getting fired, passed over for a raise or promotion, and being under underutilized, can result in painful experiences that sap our strength and undermine our ability [...]
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There’s a scene in the HBO classic series Entourage where super-agent Ari Gold has a choice, two of his employees — who happen to be brothers — had a dispute and can no longer [...]
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In December 2012, I moved from Boston, Massachusetts to DC to launch a training company focused on public speaking and presentation skills. I moved without a single client but with an incredible [...]
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A self-proclaimed #bawse, Courtney Rae O’Neal is a politico by day and fashion stylist by night. The communications director for a Member on Capitol Hill has been moonlighting as a fashion [...]
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It started off with a kiss (uh huh). And indeed it did. In his 2009 debut, Ryan Leslie’s Addiction, featuring hip-hop princess Cassie, was the song of the summer. Writing and producing music has [...]
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If you’re serious about advancing your career, you have to figure out how to network in an authentic, effective way– or else you’re just wasting time. Here are the basics: First, be [...]
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In fear of saying the wrong things or not being politically correct, many public figures will, for the most part, keep to themselves. Not Michel Sproles. The outspoken wife of 35-year-old NFL [...]
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The Washington Post is having a really good year. In 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought the newspaper in an effort “to make it into a more powerful national — and even global — [...]
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“The question isn’t can women lead, but how do we get them there?” I sat listening to Kelly Parisi– the spirited Communications Director of Facebook COO Sheryl [...]
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I have spent decades “being educated” – in college, graduate school, numerous professional certifications, and now a PhD program. All of that schooling and training helped shape the person I am [...]
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“I certainly wouldn’t be here without a whole lot of luck,” says Riley Roberts. As someone who’s had the unique pleasure of working with Riley side by side, I’d say [...]
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The next time you extend an invite to build a relationship and expand your network, skip drinks and delve into the specialty coffee scene growing right in your backyard. We took notes on the best [...]
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A great conversationalist knows 2 things. The first, is that speech is music. And second, speech is power. Just like a good song, good speech has a rhythm. Give yourself a few beats before you [...]
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Has your relationship with your boss suddenly changed (and you’re not sure why)? It’s smart of you to notice, and even smarter of you to do something about it. So many of us settle for an [...]
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I set off a firestorm earlier this week when I posted on social media that office workers are interrupted on average every 3 minutes. Yes. Every 3 minutes. What I didn’t expect to hear is that [...]
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