Build Yourself a Scene: Who's the Kerouac to Your Ginsberg?
Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs went to Columbia together (not sure if Burroughs did but he hung out
View Article7 Apps You Can Use To Build & Nurture Your Network
Like most of today’s executives and entrepreneurs, I’m constantly on the go and in motion. Last week, after a 14-hour
View ArticleCalm Down, Grown-Ups: Teens Are Using Social Media to Take Back Control,...
If you go looking for any info about “teens” and “social media,” you’ll likely find a collection of alarmism and
View ArticleNo Wallflowers Allowed: Inside the Social Clubs of New York’s Up-and-Comers
New, secret membership clubs are the way young Manhattanites get ahead, and sometimes fall in love.
View ArticleThe Skills You Need—But No One Tells You About—If You Want to Be Influential
Any leader who can fully acknowledge the perfection of the present moment and fully endorse our evolutionary drive to grow and change can unleash inspiration and motivation among followers.
View ArticleMost Conferences Are a Waste of Money…Unless You Do This
For a conference to make a difference, it has to have the right people, with the right message, delivered in the right way. Otherwise, you will waste your money.
View ArticleTo Do in NYC: Drink Whiskey, Catch Bobbi Brown at the UN, Hear Tony Danza Croon
Black Tap opens a new location, Bobbi Brown talks shop at the UN, Tony Danza sings classic in his one man show, and more.
View ArticleThe Ultimate Secrets of Rock Star Networking
To maximize your network potential, proactively put yourself in a position where you will have an opportunity to diversify your network.
View ArticleBradley Tusk Has a Point About Networking: We’re Doing It Wrong
As an advisor to 15 early-stage companies, I feel well-equipped to make this statement.
View Article7 Steps to Building a World Class Network in 30 Days
Everyone hates a bottom feeder—use this script for your next cold email.
View ArticleHow LinkedIn Could Be Disrupted
Disrupting LinkedIn will be difficult, but it is inevitable.
View Article15 Essential Skills They Don’t Teach You in College
This is what I wish: that my daughters don’t go to school.
View ArticleHere’s How to Strengthen Your Network
Recent research for instance, reveals that the perceived difficulty of climbing a hill is significantly reduced if we have a friend stand at our side as we survey the incline and make our assessment.
View ArticlePower Punk: Mark Gerson
Right-wing networker; boutique investment researcher; would-be Newark power broker; Sky Club luncher “Tucker Carlson is one of my very best friends,” Mark Gerson said. The co-founder and chief...
View ArticleWhy the Business Card Will Never Die
Paper. We’re over it. The Observer never brings a business card anywhere. Mostly because we don’t have one (note to self: resend “Where is my business card?” email). Luckily, it’s easy to explain that...
View ArticleColumbia University’s Discussion on Income Inequality: Could Use Better Location
Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs is holding their “First-Ever” (!) salon, entitled “Inequality: The 1% vs. The 99%.” It is an opportunity for “networking and discussion”...
View ArticleHarvard Gets Schooled: As Techies Flock to Stanford, MIT, Even Penn, Crimson...
On a clear November day, the hard-working students of Harvard College took a collective study break and poured onto the walkway in front of Lamont Library. Undergrads, an inordinate number of them...
View ArticleCounterintuitive Career Advice That Helps People Become Successful
This article originally appeared on Quora: What are some counterintuitive pieces of career advice that have helped people become successful? As a headhunter, I’ve seen some candidates massively...
View ArticleIs It Ever Okay to Ask a Wedding Guest Why You Haven’t Received Their Gift?
Myka’s Manners is Observer’s etiquette column helmed by Myka Meier, the director of Beaumont Etiquette and founder of The Plaza Hotel’s Finishing Program, an instructional course in modern manners....
View ArticleTech Researchers Are Divided Over a LinkedIn Experiment That Tested the...
New research published in Science earlier this month shed light on a long-held theory about the value of weak social connections to job-seekers, but has caused a stir among some digital ethicists and...
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