Pop Quiz Thursday:   1. Summer Internship A (SIA) pays significantly more (many thousands) than Summer Internship B (SIB).   2. SIA is in NYC, near where you live, while SIB is in DC, where you’ve been once and don’t know anyone.   Easy decision, … More →

Transferrable qualities.  When I think of the best employees with whom I’ve had the great fortune of working over the years, it’s always those people who learned something when they were young, whether at work, during school, at a club or wherever, and then transferred that … More →

“I like raising my hand.” An incredible young lady with whom I’ve had the pleasure of working, Maggie Cotter, told me this when I mentioned that I noticed her during a speech because she kept raising her hand. I have no recollection of what she … More →