3 Tips for Success from Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg
“We’ve got to get women to sit at the table.” So says Sheryl Sandberg in this now-famous TED Talk. Why do we have too few women leaders? In just 15 minutes, Sandberg eloquently addresses the issues...
View ArticleVideo Pick: How to Make Work-Life Balance Work
Here at The Daily Muse, we talk a lot about finding a healthy balance between work and everything else. Although it’s on our minds year-round, it’s especially important during the holiday season—a time...
View ArticleVideo Pick: How Successful People Sell Themselves
When most people are applying to a job, they focus very much on “what” they have: what their prior experience entails, what skills are on their resume, what qualifications they can offer the company....
View ArticleVideo Pick: Keep Your Goals to Yourself
Here at The Daily Muse, we want you to have big, ambitious goals, and we want to help you achieve them. And that’s why you might want to keep them to yourself. Huh? It seems totally counterintuitive,...
View ArticleVideo Pick: The 8 Simple Secrets of Success
So far this month, we’ve thrown a lot of tips for success your way—from broad ways of thinking about your career path to very specific tactics for perfecting your job applications. And while it’s all...
View ArticleVideo Pick: Try Something New for 30 Days
So, now that we’ve reached month #2 in 2012, how are those New Year’s resolutions coming? If you’re struggling to keep them up, maybe it’s time for a new strategy. And we’re bringing you just that! In...
View ArticleVideo Pick: It’s Your Turn
Since I first discovered TED Talks as a scrawny little high-school girl with big dreams and the world in front of me, I’ve been hooked. It has since become one of my life goals to do something cool...
View ArticleVideo Pick: The Happy Secret to Better Work
If you’re unhappy with your life in any way, it’s easy to think a change of pace would make all the difference: If you could just land a new job, move to a new city, or achieve more success, you know...
View ArticleVideo Pick: The Power of Introverts
When introverts are discussed in the business world, it’s usually a conversation about what they should do to “survive.” From networking to collaborative group work (and offices increasingly designed...
View ArticleVideo Pick: 30 Second MBA
You know it’s a great idea to boost your business knowledge. The problem, of course, is that, if you’re like most of us—you just might not have the time to go to class. But you probably have 30...
View ArticleVideo Pick: Creativity Takes Time
Big-picture, creative, outside-the-box thinking is a crucial skill to have, whether you’re taking on a new project or launching your first company. But in today’s “do more, faster” world, we rarely...
View ArticleVideo Pick: The Secret to Incredible Speeches
Whether you’re making a proposal to a client or pitching your business plan to an investor, if you’re presenting a big idea, you want people to listen. But unfortunately, creating a memorable talk...
View ArticleVideo Pick: Do You Have Creativity Phobia?
Many people would love to to be more creative, but just don’t think they’re cut out for the job. “I’m just not the creative type,” they say, and they leave the innovation to the graphic designers and...
View ArticleVideo Pick: Surviving the Project Plateau
When you come up with a great idea—whether it’s for a new business, a way to innovate within your company, or a personal project—it’s exciting. You feel energized and creative. You really feel like...
View ArticleVideo Pick: Why We Need More Women in Media
Ever noticed that more men appear in the media than women? By the numbers, only 24% of news story subjects and 20% of the experts quoted in news stories are women—and we comprise only 26% of top media...
View ArticleVideo Pick: 5 Things Every Presenter Should Know About People
Watching a bad presentation is the worst. As the speaker drones on and on, you’re bored, confused, and unsure what exactly you’re supposed take away from it all. So, when it’s your turn to present, how...
View ArticleVideo Pick: Why the Office is a Bad Place to Work
Take a moment and think about this question: Where do you go when you really need to get work done? If you answered the office, you’re lucky. Despite the amount of time and resources that businesses...
View ArticleVideo Pick: Managing ADHD in the Workplace
Whether you’re dealing with ADHD yourself, or you are a manager of someone who is, you probably know that it can present some unique challenges (and unique opportunities) in the workplace. In this...
View ArticleVideo Pick: Coping with Career Anxiety
We’ve all had them—those moments when we realize that where we are and where we want to be don’t quite go hand in hand. Career crises like these are uncomfortable, unhelpful, and for many of us, occur...
View ArticleVideo Pick: Meet Your Imaginary Mentor
Remember when you were little and had an imaginary friend? You most likely knew she wasn’t real, but it was still nice to have her around to talk yourself through childhood woes. Well, professional...
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