The Essential Guide to Getting Promoted

Back in 2019, David Epstein joined me to talk about his book Range and why generalists often thrive in a specialized world. Now he’s back with a new book that explores a seemingly opposite idea: the power of constraints. In Inside the Box, David argues that limits — deadlines, bo ...  Show more

You hear a lot today about how our ample screentime is affecting our mental health. But how is it affecting our bodies, and how is that impact on our bodies affecting, well, our mental health?My guest today will unpack the ways that digital technology is sapping our vitality, and ...  Show more

Keeping your head down and doing a good job at work is no longer enough to get noticed and promoted. This is a roadblock that prevents many emerging leaders from climbing up and rising to the level of success they desire. You put in a tonne of work improving your technical skill ...  Show more

Most of us think of mentoring a colleague as a one-way street—a gift of professional guidance and advice. But Sylvia Ann Hewlett says sponsorship needs to be a reciprocal relationship. Hewlett is an economist, consultant, and the author the book The Sponsor Effect: How to Be a Be ...  Show more

No matter how hard you work and how good you are at executing tasks, there are always less tangible reasons people get tapped for more senior roles. Executive presence matters, as does finding the right sponsors. Host Muriel Wilkins speaks with a rising leader who understands the ...  Show more

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.94-Managing-Up-2.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast for today’s lesson on English management skills and how to manage up. Many of us silently yearn for an easy relationship with our boss, one in which he can un ...  Show more