by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2018
“I couldn’t help myself. I was just venting.” This excuse has led to countless examples of business professionals who have seen their reputations damaged or careers destroyed after venting their anger with an ill-timed social media post. According...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 29, 2018
Ryan Serhant’s first day in sales began on Monday, September 15, 2008. He remembers it because it’s the day Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, marking the beginning of the subprime mortgage crash and the great recession. Serhant made $9,000 in his first...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 24, 2018
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has invested $5 billion in research, but you won’t see that statistic in its new print and TV ads. Thanks in large part to the ACS, the nation has seen a 26% reduction in cancer rates since the early 1990s. Once again, you won’t hear...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 23, 2018
Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, explained why he works 120-hour weeks in an interview with tech journalist Kara Swisher. Swisher asked, “Why do you push yourself that hard?” Musk responded: “Well, the other option would have been, Tesla dies.”...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 22, 2018
In 2009, I wrote the first book about the presentation skills of Steve Jobs. Jobs was one of the most exciting business presenters of our time. But if I had to choose the most-improved communicator today, it would be Bill Gates. In many ways, he’s also the most...
