Playing the Game With the Delicious “F” You Attitude Yesterday someone asked me, “Tamara what are the rules of the new economy?” I get that question a lot. How do you get ahead? How do you become seen as a power player in your work? With that question in mind, I had Magdalena Yeşil on…

Put On Your Badge of Courage and Bring Ideas to Life Do feel like you spend all your time preparing presentations? And even with all that time spent, it feels like none of the ideas you spent all that time of move forward? You aren’t alone. It’s the presentation loop and it’s got to stop….

No One Has Ever Gone the Extra Mile Because of a Sexy Spreadsheet Have you ever wondered why some people are strong managers but some are strong leaders? What’s the difference? And why does having strong leaders foster a culture of innovation and having a strong manager leads to a culture of micro-managers? Fortunately for…

Don’t Be a FriYaer! Celebrate Monday and the Start of a New Work Week Do you know what’s funny? We talk about employee engagement yet no one ever says, “I feel so engaged today!” That disconnect between what we focus on and how we talk about work got me wondering how do you really engage…

Everyone Can Wear A Unique Superhero Mask and Cape Do you ever think to yourself, “I wish I had a super cool super talent” like an athlete or a celebrity? I know I’ve thought that too. Envy sets in and I start to feel inadequate. And that’s why I had Mark Henson, author of Ordinary…

How To Escape Innovation Traps When trying to be innovative, do you ever feel like you are just running in place, expending all this energy and not getting anywhere? It could be because you have bought into some of the prevailing innovation myths that are actually sabotaging your efforts. In today’s Q&A session on Inside…

Why Purpose is as Important as Product I was sitting in the common area of the WeWork, where we office, and I overheard the most fascinating conversation. They were talking about how they were struggling because it felt like nothing was behind the curtain in business anymore, that the customer wanted to know everything about…

Doing More, Faster, Will Not Keep You Ahead of the Curve Ball The other day, I watched the Defiant Ones on HBO and it got me thinking. Why do some people seem to always be ahead of change while the rest of us are struggling to keep up? What thought process or system do they…

Identifying Holes As a Team Can Prevent the Ship From Sinking When do you think about marking off all the things on your to-do list? Things like making a doctor’s appointment, asking an online store where your order is, making reservations? If you are like me, it’s at odd hours of the day when I…

How to Avoid the Big Mess of Collaboration I bet you know that there’s a big difference between collaboration and consensus — where even the best ideas get watered down into the worst. And that there’s a difference in when to gather input and when to take action. My co-pilot, Connie Warden, and I dig…