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By Nancy Keene I had a ringside seat during the ramp-up of the personal computer industry -- serving as public relations counsel to CEOs and entrepreneurs who were re-inventing the way we would do business in the modern world. A pretty heady experience this was for me, as a young, non-engineering female, ...

By Ritika Trikha If your current time-management system involves five-hour energy drinks or three to four cups of coffee per day, it's time for a change. But cutting back on your work is likely not an option: In this competitive job market, taking on more responsibility and exceeding expectations is a given ...

Recently, I was giving a talk to 160 senior executives at a large bank. As part of the talk, I asked them to fill out something we call "The Energy Audit," as a way of assessing how well they are managing their own energy. It happened that they had access to individual polling devices, so we were able to ...

By Vickie Elmer The world is full of slashes – people who are earning most of their living in one field, but starting up in another. There's the barista-artist and the lawyer – novelist and the energy consultant – photographer. Yet those slash careers, which engage and encourage you and ...

By Jaclyn Schiff Have you ever been stuck in a meeting that just makes you want to scream from boredom or frustration? Like lift your butt-off-the-chair-and-roar type of thing? The good news: meetings don't have to be that way. The maybe not-so-good news: you have to be bold enough to actually do ...

By Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder It's not unusual for job seekers to reach a point in their searches when they stop hoping to land a coveted job and resign themselves to considering any position. In theory, this "I'll take anything" attitude sounds promising: Less selectivity means greater ...