Working for a not-so-great boss doesn’t have to stall your career, but it does mean you’ll need to figure out how to take the lead in communicating and asking for help.

The rise and fall of small business has been a subject in the forefront of our nation’s economic discussions for some time now. We are starting to see some gains in employment, which means help is on to the way for the small businesses that have been able to hold on despite recent economic hardships.

While the number of Fortune 500 CEOs is still in the low double digits, I am reminded of my interview with Donna Wells at More Power Seats, where she expounded that just because there are only a few female CEOs it doesn’t mean that women aren’t successful.

Leadership and management are very different skills. Yet most of the time, we expect corporate executives to wow us with their detail-oriented approach to management and then suddenly metamorphose into visionary leaders the moment they’re promoted.

It isn’t easy to extract positives from the prevailing economic climate. But if there is anything that might be perceived as such, it is the bout of soul-searching the crisis has triggered in many organisations. Serious questions are being asked about what strategy and tools are needed to reap the benefits of a globalised, hyper-connected economy.

We’ve all been there. You interview for your dream job—two, maybe three times. You nail it each round, you send A+ thank-you emails—and then you wait. A week (or two) goes by in between each interview., but you don’t hear back. You’re left wondering, now what?

Those hard-working, grizzled veterans of the ocean show us much about how to handle staff and create a productive work environment, whether in an office or on the deck of a crab boat.

As a working mom of two teenage boys, I’ve participated in my share of discussions about work-life balance. Does flex-time really work? Is it possible to work full-time and give your children the attention that they need?

The toughest thing about putting together a résumé? Figuring out what’s special about yourself. In other words, defining your personal brand.