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.
We’ve had a number of people request that we make my Willis Report appearances a little easier to find – so we’re starting Willis Report of the Week. We’ll post a short segment each week to this blog so you can get to see what he’s been talking about on Fox Business.
The reviews for “How to Get Fired!” keep coming in with the most recent coming from AOL. Geoff Roth, a former TV news manager and current Hofstra University journalism professor, reviewed Jeff’s newest book, which instantly skyrocketed to the first page of AOL Jobs Wednesday. As Geoff put it, “How to Get Fired!” is a…
Perhaps one of the greatest inventions of the twentieth century, right behind the flush toilet, is the telephone. And one of the greatest inventions designed to negate any usefulness the telephone might once have had in connecting you in any meaningful way to a business is the automated menu. I will assume that you have…
That’s right, my boorish partisan, keep your hands to yourself and don’t make extended eye contact. Today I bring to you everything you need to know about sexual harassment, ever. Many companies will provide mandatory sexual harassment seminars, some of which last for hours. This is patently absurd, since there is only one rule regarding…
Spring simply wouldn’t be complete without a trip to Boston, MA. I will be there April 29th to share How to Get Fired! with the students and faculty of Boston College. I love Boston – or rather, am amused by it. I’m amused by any city that was designed around the horse. What do I…
I will be perfectly honest. Gossip drives the workplace. Even if you don’t actively participate in it, it is all around you. It flows through you, like the Force. It keeps people moving- alert- waiting for the next tacky, scandalous shoe to drop. You might even be lazily drawn to the heady aroma of juicy…
I plan to bring the magic and message of How to Get Fired! to George Mason University in Fairfax, VA on April 28th. Yay! After failing to win the NCAA tournament this year, I imagine many despondent George Masonites will attend my lecture. And I shall not disappoint them. —– Jeff Havens is a professional…
On April 24th I will be in Bloomington, IL to present Uncrapify Your Life! to Progressive Impressions International. This is where I grew up, people, where all the magic began.
At some point in your middle-management career, you’ll be given the arduous task of keeping up with how your team is performing. I won’t sugar-coat it; this is one of the most distasteful, time-intensive tasks that upper management can rain down upon you. Piles of data have to be compiled. There’s a deadline. Plus, you…
The weather will be just right to visit Wisconsin Dells, WI on April 20th. I will be presenting Uncrapify Your Life! for the Wisconsin Bankers Association. If you have never been to the Dells, you absolutely have to go. Wisconsin Dells has the best water parks in the country, bar none, and also more fudge…