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.
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I call this post ‘How NOT To Get Ready for Work’ because I tried to put on my pants with no hands and I pulled every muscle in my body. I don’t recommend putting on your pants this way unless you have Olympic gymnast level flexibility, but I DO recommend copying the pose he does at…
So you just had a three-day weekend. Or a four-day weekend, or maybe you just got back after a two-week vacation to Mali where you danced like a dervish and ate an unconscionable amount of chutney. (I know I just combined six cultures there, but I don’t care.) The point is, you’re back at work…
I’ve never sold 21,477 of anything, but guess who has? A 6th grader named Katie Francis broke the world record by selling that many Girl Scout cookies and now she shares some sales tips in this hilarious video. Now if you’ll excuse me, Troop 226 is meeting at the local middle school and I want to…
I’ll admit, I didn’t always appreciate the value of marketing. Then I hired a marketing director (who is amazing, by the way), and I saw results almost immediately. I also saw how freakishly hard her job is. So, in an homage to all of you marketing professionals out there, here are 10 reasons that your job…
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, I know that many of you think I’ve passed my prime. You’ve seen me occasionally leave my blinker on for a little too long, and you’re itching for me to retire and get out of your way so that you can do things better and faster than we turtle people. To…
If you follow me on social media, you know I always share a video on Thursday, and today’s video Thursday also happens to be a Throwback Thursday. Remember when I shared the #GenWars videos? No? Well now you can watch all of their hilarious old people vs young people conflicts at once without even leaving this blog…
Dear Sirs and Madams, I know many of you think that I’m lazy and unmotivated. Many of you think I expect everything to be handed to me, and that I have no tolerance for the slow and steady path to success that has been the hallmark of your own experience. I know at least a…
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