Category: Office Hours

Let’s Talk about Race – Before We Can’t Office Hours with The Practical Prof®

Let’s Talk about Race – Before We Can’t

This column was first published in the Reading Eagle on April 4, 2023. First, reader feedback from last month. Then, let’s talk about race at work. February’s ProfPoll I asked readers what drives their career: Passion, effort or a blend of the two. Thirteen readers responded with careers in healthcare, real estate, social work, education: • […]

Passion or Effort – Which one drives career excellence? Office Hours with The Practical Prof®

Passion or Effort – Which one drives career excellence?

This column was first published in the Reading Eagle on February 28, 2023. Today’s lesson looks at two very different approaches to ratchet up success in your career — effort and passion. We begin with the sage (?) advice of two billionaires, Mark Cuban and Warren Buffet. That we have extraordinarily wealthy white men proselytizing […]

Self-Talk the Only Resolution You Need Office Hours with The Practical Prof®

Self-Talk the Only Resolution You Need

This column was first published in the Reading Eagle on January 31, 2023. Making New Year’s resolutions is losing its appeal as an annual tradition. According to InsideOutMastery.com, only 38.5% of U.S. adults set New Year’s resolutions every year; of those, a dismal 9% successfully keep their New Year’s resolutions. So, what’s a better way? […]