Jeff Havens is a speaker, author, and professional development expert who tackles leadership, generational, and professional development issues with an exceptional blend of content and entertainment. He is a contributing writer to Fast Company, Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal; and has been featured on CNBC and Fox Business. For more information, or to bring Jeff to your next meeting, contact Donna Buttice at Platinum Speakers Agency at 630.330.7533.
Jeff Havens here, and below is a video I made for another edition of “ASK ME STUFF!” Today Nicholas wants to know if he should apply for a job even though he doesn’t meet all of the requirements in the job description. If you’re a job seeker (and let’s face it, aren’t we ALL job…
It’s coming. Thanksgiving weekend is officially upon us. You’ve got a few glorious days of gluttony left, and then people are going to start asking what your New Year’s resolutions are. Don’t get mad at them, though; they’re only asking because somebody asked them. Soon, all across the country, people are going to pretend to…
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Welcome to the fourth episode in our Generational Warfare video series. These videos are based on Jeff’s Us Vs. Them generational presentation. In this episode, Jefferson Jeffingham the IV (old person) and Mandy (young person) might FINALLY learn the secret to getting along.
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Thank you, Bernard Marr! Your recent article about the fundamental uselessness of HR departments is exactly the kind of myopic polemic that makes my own articles more or less write themselves. I was stressing out today about what to write, and you just dropped the whole thing in my lap. Thanks again! In case you’re…
Hello friends! Here’s another guest post from Amanda. Enjoy! – Jeff Havens Growing up I was convinced that being a quitter was bad. Even the word “quitter” sounded terrible, like “moist” or “underemployed”. And I didn’t want to be a moist, underemployed quitter. Quitting was so not me – or so I thought. I remember…
Welcome to the third episode in our Generational Warfare video series. These videos are based on Jeff’s Us Vs. Them generational presentation. In this episode, Jefferson Jeffingham the IV (old person) and Mandy (young person) debate sports, business, and Wikipedia. Watch all of the episodes of Generational Warfare here! Want to win a copy of Jeff’s book How To Get Fired?…
If you know me at all, then you won’t be surprised to learn that I decided to read an article entitled “Whose Feet Are Those?” Unfortunately, it wasn’t an article about a mysterious rash of stray feet showing up in unexpected locations. Instead, it was a New York Times article about travel etiquette, written just…
Well, it finally happened. After choking and gasping for far longer than anyone thought was possible, Blockbuster has finally decided to die. It was an ugly death, slow and painful, which is exactly the kind of demise every business owner should be striving for. After all, why sell at a profit when you could watch…