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  • The Seven Deadly Sins of Networking

    The Seven Deadly Sins of Networking0

    This is based on a section of Zak’s new book How to Get Ahead, due out in summer 2019. Networking is a fundamental part of getting ahead. You can have the best skills, the best knowledge, and the best portfolio, but if you can’t get in front of the people who can use your skills, knowledge,

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  • Schools Have Created a Generation of Permit Pattys and BBQ Beckys

    Schools Have Created a Generation of Permit Pattys and BBQ Beckys0

    It seems like every week there’s a new Permit Patty (a grown woman who called the police on an eight-year-old selling water without a permit), BBQ Becky (another grown woman who called the police on a man BBQing without a permit), or someone who calls the police on a lemonade stand. Beyond being an irritant and

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  • Why ‘Permit Patty’ Called Police on an 8-Year-Old Girl Selling Water

    Why ‘Permit Patty’ Called Police on an 8-Year-Old Girl Selling Water0

    On Saturday, July 23rd, Alison Ettel called police on a young girl selling water without a permit in Oakland, CA. The girl’s relative caught a video of Ettel, tweeted it out, and an Internet rage mob had identified her and her business within hours. Twitter quickly dubbed the then-unidentified woman in the video #PermitPatty. The

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  • Parents Have Been Demoted to Deputy School Teachers

    Parents Have Been Demoted to Deputy School Teachers0

    I was giving a talk at Florida Gulf Coast University the other night near Fort Myers when I noticed a flyer on the door of the lecture hall. The sign (I wish I had gotten a picture now) read: “PARENT FREE ZONE.” I chuckled at first, thinking it was more of a tongue-in-cheek joke to

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