Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. In a recent Gartner survey, 47% of HR leaders believe ...

I read a lot of books about writing. Truth be known, if I spent as much time writing as I do reading, I’d be writing my tenth book by now. (I suspect a few writers out there understand and empathize.) ...

Setting career goals with examples is essential for ambitious professionals to achieve a six-figure salary or beyond. Defining your goals helps create a roadmap for your career trajectory, giving you ...

Experiential learning, very simply put, is a process of learning by intentional and thoughtful doing, which can allow for a deeper understanding of yourself and your work. This is in stark contrast to ...

Editor’s note: Reid Hoffman is the founder of LinkedIn and a prolific investor. His new book co-authored with Ben Casnocha is The Start-Up Of You, from which this guest post is adapted. An ...

If you’re anything like the average working person, you can expect to change careers five to seven times in your life. That’s a lot of change… The best way to be prepared for it is to make a plan!

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking recently about backup career plans for Ph.D.s. I support them -- they make sense, for those pursuing a tenure-track role in particular. But then I’ve read recent ...

In the entrepreneurial world, a business plan is a sacred text. You can’t get funding without a solid business plan, and even if you manage to scrape by without one, chances are your organization will ...