About a year and a half ago, I had an interesting discussion with my boss. He wanted to give me a promotion—woo!—but there was one catch: he didn't know what my title should be. Rather than tell me my title, he wanted me to think about it and then discuss it together. This struck me … Continue reading What’s in a job title, anyway?
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What “box” are we talking about when we “think outside the box”?
Think outside the box has to be one of the most overused pieces of business jargon out there. In my less than decade-long career, I've lost count of the number of times someone has encouraged me to "think outside the box." In researching a separate post about metaphor, I was reading a blog post on … Continue reading What “box” are we talking about when we “think outside the box”?
Taylor Coe 