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If You’re Being Bullied At Work…

With my first job out of business school on and around the trading floors at some of Wall Street’s most well known investment banks, I have firsthand experience with what at the time could have been called bullying at work! Of course in the 1980’s it was not called bullying but rather what I would […]

Great Career Decisions: Bill Belichick

Last week the concept of unique career moves was explored in the article ‘Unique Career Decision…From Wall Street To Porn Actress‘! Today, in light of the New England Patriots heading to the Super Bowl XLIX, the idea this time of an excellent career choice is front and center when examining the path that the Patriots head coach Bill Belichick […]

Can a loss ever be considered a victory?

Spending a Sunday on the couch watching ‘professionals’ play brought this question of victory versus loss to my mind! Moral Victory: A moral victory occurs when a person, team, army or other group loses a confrontation, and yet achieves some other moral gain. This gain might be unrelated to the confrontation in question, and the […]

Employee Relations: You Had Me At Hello!

We’ve all been there at some point in our careers. We walk into the office first thing in the morning, pass a manager, owner or supervisor, and receive what can only be described as a tepid if not a non-existent greeting. Naturally as per human nature, rather than assume that they are just having a […]

Guest Post: Jay Samit, Executive Chairman of Realty Mogul, on Crowdfunding Real Estate

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Purchasing Investment Property Through Crowdfunding  Last week Jay Samit, Executive Chairman of Realty Mogul, gave an interview on Bloomberg Television that I happened to watch. He discussed the firm’s business model that allows small investors, through the pooling of money or crowdfunding, to participate in commercial real estate that might otherwise be out of reach. In addition to […]