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.
Over the years, as things age, they tend to become bitter. Delicious grapes turn into wine, succulent plums turn into prunes – and Kevin Bacon turns into a crotchety old man complaining about all those darn kids and their crappy music. If you’ve ever had trouble with someone from a different generation than you, I…
We all hate our jobs sometimes. If you’re reading this on a Monday, you might be hating it currently. Did you bruise your hand punching the steering wheel again while you were stuck in traffic? If only people would simply give you money for being awesome and leave you alone, right? Well, until that happens,…
If phrases like ‘circle the wagons’ and ‘all hands on deck’ have you wondering whether you’re in the wild west or sailing the seven seas instead of in a conference room, than you might have a problem with business jargon. Never fear! I’ve come up with a handy chart that will tell you what all that…
Ever get trapped by a close talker and wondered if they wanted to talk to you, kiss you, or maybe eat you? Ever try to cheer up a sad mopeypuss (it’s a word now) who seemed determined to suck you into their world of endless sadness? Well I have too, and that’s why we made…
My first job was detassling. For those of you who aren’t from the Midwest (and for the 90% of Midwesterners who don’t know what I’m talking about), detassling involves walking up and down rows of corn to remove the pollinating pieces of the cornstalk, so that little corn plants don’t start sprouting up where they’re…
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We all get into arguments with others. It usually happens because other people are just being stubborn by refusing to see things exactly the same way that you do. They should, and deep down they know that they’re bad people for being so difficult. But it’s also possible that what I just wrote is a…
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When I was in 7th grade I had a huge crush on a girl named Christy, or Chrissie or Carla or Maggie – whatever. The point is, I was in love. But she didn’t love me back. So when I called her, she would make up elaborate excuses to get off the phone with me. …