The 2 most important things you need to learn in your first few jobs to advance your career faster
The two most important things you need to learn early in your career involve figuring out what you're naturally good at and what you enjoy doing.
Henry Blodget
Executive Chair and Co-Founder
Come on, everyone, let's buy TikTok!
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Actually, it's a bad idea to bring your 'whole self' to work
There's an idea going around that we should bring our "whole selves" to work. I've made the mistake of doing that, and I regret it.
I hate to say it but, yes, you should dress for success
Humans form impressions about each other at a glance. For better or worse, these impressions are based in part on clothes.
When to fire your boss and take a new job
Even if your boss and job are great, you will want to move on at some point. Make sure you're doing it for the right reasons and avoiding "lateral" moves.
How to manage your boss
Your job and career success are too important to leave to your boss. Also, your boss probably isn't a great manager. So you have to manage your boss.
How to become a billionaire
Mark Cuban once said there is no downside to being a billionaire. So, how do you become one? The easiest way is to start or buy a company and make it worth billions.
Figure out what you actually want to do, not what you think you should
Beware the "tyranny of the should" when making career choices, and figure out what it is that you really want to do for a living.
Here's a rule of thumb about making money
There are two ways to make money: 1) get paid to do things and 2) own things. People who make fortunes generally do it by owning things.
Luck is a bigger part of success than you think — but it can only take you so far
Luck plays a much bigger role in career success than most people think. But talent and effort matter, too.
Please have kids, Gen Z! The future may seem hopeless, but it's brighter than ever
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Gen Zers may not be the work-revolutionaries you think
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The most important career question: 'What is success?'
My definition of career "success" is doing work you like that allows you to live a life you want.
What it really means to work smarter, not harder
Working "hard" is not enough to land your dream job. You also have to work "smarter" by focusing on what your bosses value most and planning your next career move.
Yes, it can suck to work for 'The Man.' But so can working for yourself!
Self-employment is harder than you might think. You will still have bosses — but in the form of clients.
My famous TV-host boss chewed me out and taught me a searing lesson
I made a terrible mistake early in my career. But, like most mistakes and wrong turns, it taught me lessons that have helped ever since.
The kind of 'free speech' Elon Musk says he wants would be terrible
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MAKE IT HAPPEN! A field guide to the working world
Business Insider cofounder Henry Blodget is our work-advice columnist, offering career advice informed by decades of successes and failures at work.
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