Promoting yourself at work can be difficult and awkward. “Good work speaks for itself,” the adage goes. And while it’s a comforting thought, it’s also wishful thinking. The reality is that it’s ...

Marci Alboher has a smart piece on the New York Times’ online edition about the art of self-promotion. The writer she refers to in the lede is actually me; before we met, I had cheerfully and, in ...

President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around ...

Thousands of messages fight for our attention every day. When it comes to promoting ourselves for jobs and promotions, we face a mountain of competition when we try to get our unique story through the ...

There’s nothing quite like a quick scroll through Instagram to fuel your contempt for other people. It’s the evening commute and you’re avoiding eye contact with strangers by staring at your feed, ...

Forrest Gump’s mama was right when she compared the human experience to a box of assorted chocolates. It’s true: “You never know what you’re gonna get.” And these days, the same could be said of my ...

A new study indicates that Black employees who engage in self-promotion are rated less favorably on job performance and person-organization fit measures. A fascinating study provides new insights into ...

Question: I've been out of the Army for three months, and the idea of promoting myself still feels awful. I hate going to networking events, making small talk with strangers and trying to sell myself ...

While it's never been a better time to be a successful IT professional in terms of professional gains, recognizing opportunities for career advancement is just the starting point. IT professionals who ...

JD Vance's "self-promotion backfired remarkably" during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, according to a personal-branding expert. The Ohio senator went head-to-head with his Democratic ...