Shutterstock If you want to run for office because power is intoxicating, you won’t be able to hire Jay Townsend as your consultant. He doesn’t want to work with you. "I work for people who want to advance a worthy cause," he says. "That is the only reason to go into politics." Over a career spanning three [...]

Shutterstock "There's a crisis in advertising," warns Tom Gerace, "and it's only going to get worse." Gerace (pronounced jer-ACE) is the CEO of the Boston-based marketing company Skyword, Inc., and he believes that the days of “interrupt-advertising” are long gone. “Until relatively recently, people didn't have a choice but to watch one of three or four [...]

#HereWeAre Women In Tech event during the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) |Patrick T.... [+] Depending on how you read it, the New York Times headline, "Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Trade Tensions," is either a bad omen or an opportunity for development in the tech world. If you're a leader of a [...]

Shutterstock If you’re not a competitive job candidate, this column isn’t for you. There are lots of other articles that will help you improve your chances of getting valuable job offers. But if you anticipate having more than one job offer, or if you already have several on the table and you’re trying to pick the [...]

Shutterstock Want to put yourself ahead in the job market? If you’re a person of high character, say so in your resume. Include references to your character in your job applications and correspondences with your prospective employers, too. Before I explain why this makes sense, let’s take a look at one headhunter’s argument against the practice. [...]