Rick Smith

I love this recent thread on Penelope Trunk’s blog (and I love her blog): “How many people go to law school thinking they are going to represent the underdog and save the world?  Thousands. And how many people can pay off law school loans and support a family and save the ...

Recently, Seth Godin chimed in on the debate about the use of facebook and other social media tools at work: “You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You can't merely wing it and expect to keep up ...

I recently sat down with some of my friends and my 14 year old son.  Feeling somewhat reverent and parental, I announced to my son, “I am going to reveal to you the only two things that you need to do to be successful.  First, you need ...

Wow. 40% of those unemployed in the workforce have been so for 12 months or more. This means a very large population of frustrated people out there. So, here are a few (likely controversial) ideas on how best to get a job: 1)GET A JOB! I am not going to give you advice ...

Shortly after H. Ross Perot had sold his company to General Motors and joined its board, he made the following infamous observation, “Where I come from, when we see a snake, we kill it. You guys form a committee to study the snake which then hires a snake consultant!” Organizations breed snakes. ...

Does IQ really matter at work? According to new research, perhaps not nearly as much as previously thought. A new study by an MIT Sloan School of Management professor has revealed that Group Intelligence – how effectively a group works together – is more important than individual intelligence. ...