Since opening up our publishing platform in February, we’ve been blown away by the amazing posts our members have shared every single day. We’re celebrating the incredible stories, thought-provoking debates, and eye-opening advice shared so far through a compilation of 2014’s most memorable posts. We hope they inspire you as much as they've inspired us. Share your own memorable moments of 2014: Write a post on LinkedIn and include the hashtag #My2014Moments somewhere in the body of the post. Start writing here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new

2. Since opening up our publishing
platform, we’ve seen some incredible
posts from LinkedIn members.
Posts that inspire, educate, challenge,
and uplift. Posts that resonate. Posts
that stay with us.
#My2014Moments

3. To celebrate the amazing range of
content published so far, we’ve
compiled the most memorable posts
of 2014—the posts that represent the
best advice, storytellers, and more.
We hope they’ll inspire you as much
as they’ve inspired us.
#My2014Moments

4. Most Likely to Get You the Job
These posts will help you perfect your résumé, ace
that interview, and get your ideal job.
#My2014Moments

5. Heather Huhman
How to Spot a Bad Boss During a Job Interview
“Does the manager have a difficult time explaining the company’s mission or
culture? It could be a sign they don’t know what’s going on within their own
company.”

6. Steven Tulman
The 2nd Most Important Interview Question
What is the question that can either help you get the job or put your name
into the rejection pile?
“Please tell me why you left your last job.”

7. Maurice Ewing, PhD
Why Smart People Don’t
Get Hired
“Many of the smart people I
know are over-achievers:
They speak more loudly with
their performance than with
their mouths.”

8. You Had Me at “Hello”
These posts have what it takes to get you hooked:
a compelling image and a killer headline. This is
how to really capture people’s attention.
#My2014Moments

9. Paul Petrone
The Genius of Wearing the Same Outfit Every Day
“What do Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, our current president and Homer
Simpson all have in common? They've all worn the same outfit, pretty
much every day.”

10. Libby Fordham
So You’re Not Up at 5am to
Work? What’s Wrong With
You? Nothing.
“So for all the rest of us,
who stay out of the rain and cold for the
comfort of it, hit the alarm a few times
before hauling ourselves out of bed and
having to sometimes just sit and look
out of the window in order to get that
next spark for the task ahead,
I write this for you."

11. Carson Tate
(No Subject): How Sloppy
Emails Ruin Your Productivity
“RE:RE
FWD:FWD:Re Bill
K TX
(No subject)
Wait a minute - WHAT? These emails
were sent to me, and I have no idea
what any of it means. ”

12. Jessica Marie
Micromanagers: Flushing Companies Down the Toilet,
One Detail At a Time
“People don’t leave bad companies. They leave bad bosses.”

13. Best Storytelling
Want to make an impact? Tell a great story to
connect with readers. Get inspired by some
of 2014’s best.
#My2014Moments

14. Anne Pottmeyer Rohosy
Beyond Work/Life Balance: Living the Life You Want
“The biggest misstep anyone can make is accepting someone else’s
version of what ‘having it all‘ really means—
it’s up to each of us to live the life we want.”

15. Dustin McKissen, CAE, CME
If You Lose Your Job,
Remember This
“The best parts of you,
the parts that will be
remembered,
usually have nothing to
do with your job.”

16. Trey Tompkins
Thanks for Not Buying
Popcorn from My Son
“If you declined my son's offer to
buy popcorn from his Cub Scout
Pack yesterday, I owe you one.
I'm serious.”

17. Björn Jonasson
I Quit My Job — And It Was My Biggest Mistake Ever
“Even though it felt great to quit that job when I did,
that feeling did not last long.”

18. Face Off
Opposing views. Different perspectives. They’re
crucial elements of a rich discussion, and some of
the strongest posts we’ve seen this year haven’t
been afraid to take a stance.
#My2014Moments

19. It’s a Lie—Don’t “Fail Faster”
“How many times have you heard that there is
no failure, just learnings?
Right. Maybe when you were an infant.”
Brian de Haaff
Chris Louie
What It’s Like to Fail at
McKinsey
“You might forget some of
your successes and accolades, but
you never forget your failures.”

20. Victoria Pynchon
“Confidence” Is Not the
Cure for Workplace Bias
“We need to demand change,
not of our own pesky ‘feminine’
inclinations, but of the bias that
continues to dog our careers.”
Closing the Confidence Gap:
Women Must Say
“Yes, And” to Opportunity
“Why does this gender gap exist?
The reasons are varied and complex,
and they all point back to a very
important subject: how women
perceive, manage, and
act on risk.”
Kathy Klotz-Guest

21. Fresh Voices
These LinkedIn members are part of a new
generation, and they’re sharing how they see the
world. These fresh voices are ones to watch.
#My2014Moments

22. Melanie Curtin
A Millennial Response to This
Boomer’s Letter
“You, the Boomers, wanted to
change the world. You still do.
We, the Millennials, do too.
We want to change the world and
repair the damage and keep the
faith and hold the vision and heal
the hurt and bring people together
and lift ourselves up and bring
everyone else up along with us.”

23. Drew Cohen
Starbucks’ Free College for
Employees Program Is Genius
“They're single-handedly going to
revolutionize the way businesses
think about education.”
Photo: weedezign / Shutterstock

24. Ariella Coombs
5 Signs You’re Going to Make It Big One Day
“You don’t succeed because you don’t fail;
you succeed because you don’t give up.”

25. The Experts Weigh In
Industry experts, take note. These writers tackled
trends, weighed in on the news, and did it
masterfully.
#My2014Moments

26. Curt Prins
Apple Just Lost the Global Smartphone War to Google
“Google launched a smartphone that can’t be bought in the US, in a
country most Americans can’t find on a map and at a profit margin that
made Wall Street boil.”

27. Louis M. Profeta MD
ER Doctor: What Scares Me
Even More Than Ebola
“We’ve had nearly a hundred years
to get ready and the best we can
come up with is plastic suits, double
gloves, respirators, and masks. The
battleground of this problem
can’t be in the hospital. It is
unwinnable in our emergency
rooms.”

28. Sam Rosen
The Message Is the Medium
or: Why the Future of Media
Depends on You
“Make it funny. Emotional. Shareable.
Snackable. 3 minutes: definitely too
long. Cut it. No, make it longer. Make
it a listicle.
Cats. Cats. Headlines. It’s the
headline. Copy the headline.”

29. Kathy Calvin
The Gender Data Problem We Should Be Talking About
“Fundamentally, data is about more than counting people –
it’s about making sure people count.”

30. Michael Gaston
Netflix Took Down
Blockbuster. HBO Is Next.
“HBO makes awesome content.
I watch everything they make,
but unless they can figure out a way
to become competitive digitally, I
can’t imagine a future where
True Detective doesn’t end up on
Netflix.”
Photo: Sukharevskyy Dmytro (nevodka) / Shutterstock

31. The Advice Your Manager
Won’t Give You
From office romance to tricky coworkers, these
posts cover everything you need to know about
work—that’s not in the employee handbook.
#My2014Moments

32. Gary Steel
Office Romance Advice. A True Story.
“I loved those meetings. They were filled with innuendo and long sessions of
me leaning over her shoulder to review ad schedules.”

33. Kathy Caprino
6 Toxic Behaviors That Push
People Away: How To
Recognize Them In Yourself
and Change Them
“It’s critical for your happiness and
success that you are able to
recognize when you’re behaving
badly, and shift it when it
emerges.”

34. Janet Matta
How to Not Cry at Work
“Emotions are like shampoo in
your suitcase. You put some
pressure on them and they WILL
come out, no matter how tightly
you think you twisted up that
bottle.”

35. Robbie Abed
How to Win at Office Politics Every. Damn. Time.
“If you find yourself in a heated battle trying to prove that you were right and
someone else was wrong, you’ve already lost the battle.”

36. Best Advice for Tomorrow’s
Leaders
These posts delve into modern leadership—and
discover it’s more complex than ever. If you’re a
future leader looking for guidance, start here.
#My2014Moments

37. Raj De Datta
Can CEOs Be Introverts?
“Can you be a successful
introverted CEO? Absolutely, just
ask Larry Page or Bill Gates, both
noted introverts.
Four in 10 CEOs are introverts.
And that’s not an accident.”

38. Brian Chesky
Don’t F*ck Up the Culture
“The culture is what creates the foundation for all future innovation. If you
break the culture, you break the machine that creates your products.”

39. Todd Wilms
The Surprising Rise of the
Human Executive
“The stoic, can-do-no-wrong
executive still exists in the wild. But
there is a new breed of exec who
aspires to something greater by
being uniquely human.”

40. Share your story
Strengthen your reputation and boost your reach by
publishing on LinkedIn.
Tell us some of your most memorable moments of
2014 by publishing a post with #My2014Moments in
the body.