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—– My friend Mike Steib, former Googler, current CEO of XO Group, and a guy with a ridiculously full head of hair for a 40+ year old, recently published a great book entitled The Career Manifesto, based on a Jerry Maguire-esque mission statement he had written many years ago while working at Google. Writing a book is no small feat so I’m super-happy for Mike and his success.  You can learn more about… Read More

UPDATED ON JANUARY 9, 2019 —– My friend Mike Steib, former Googler, current CEO of XO Group, and a guy with a ridiculously full head of hair for a 40+ year old, recently published a great book entitled The Career Manifesto, based on a Jerry Maguire-esque mission statement he had written many years ago while working at Google. Writing a book is no small feat so I’m super-happy for Mike and his success. … Read More

Earlier this week, I posted an article about the importance of looking beyond subject matter experts when hiring.  If you want new ideas, you can’t keep hiring the same kind of people.  For this next post, I’m featuring an article written by my friend and colleague from PGi, Liz McClellan.  Liz talks about the importance of looking beyond the pedigree and accessing the candidate’s fit for the company.  Big thanks to Liz for her… Read More

Here are some things being said at this very moment in marketing departments all around the globe: We need some new ideas. We have to think out of the box. We have to break the paradigm. What got us here won’t get us where we want to be. Sound familiar? You’ve probably heard someone say something like this. Or maybe you’ve even said it yourself. Seems there’s universal acknowledgement that the current… Read More