The following is a list of Stever’s media appearances along with the date of publication. TBA refers to stories which have been written, but not yet published.
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Recent appearances
- “Building Your Management Team”, Entrepreneur.com, February 2007, by Stever
- Got the bad-boss blues? Here's how to cope if yours is a jerk by Pat Burson, Newsday, October 2006.
- “Taking a Raincheck on a Promotion,” by Matt Villano, The New York Times, September 2006
- Companies market to four-second society by Shannon Proudfoot, The Vancouver Sun, August 2006.
- You're back from vacation and face a mountain of emails, Canada.com
Articles
- How to Set Salaries, Entrepreneur.com, May 2006.
- Work Smarter and Take More Time Off, Business Intelligence Report, May 2006.
- How to Build Your Management Team, Entrepreneur.com, February 2006.
- Exit Strategies for Your Business, Entrepreneur.com, June 2005.
- Think Before Mixing Business, Buds, and Blood, Boston Business Journal, December 2003.
- Making the Jump from Workhorse to Leader, Boston Business Journal, October 2003.
- Growing Your Business Through Awkward Adolescence, Boston Business Journal, September 2003.
- Monthly Leadership Q&A Column, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, May 2003.
- Expert in Dismissing an Employee and Laying Off Employees, Harvard Manage Mentor CD-ROM, Harvard Business School Publishing, October 2002.
- Communication as a Change Tool, Harvard Management Communications Letter, August 2002.
- Is Your Audience Ready to Hear You?, Harvard Management Communications Letter, February 2002.
- From Idea to Business, Dimensions, December 2001.
- Culture as Communication, Harvard Management Communication Letter, August 2001.
- How to Communicate Layoffs: Eight Tips for Making the Best of a Bad Time, Harvard Management Communication Letter, July 2001.
- What is a CEOs Job, Anyway?, Expert-Zine.com, June 2001.
- How to Put Together Numbers for Your Business Plan, The Miami Herald, May 2001.
- Your Business Plan Can Make or Break You, The Miami Herald, April 2001.
- Communication Breakdown: Nine Mistakes Managers Make, Harvard Management Communications Update, vol 3, no. 9, September 2000.
- Entrepreneurs Versus Executives at Socaba.com, expert commentator , Harvard Business Review, July 2000.
- Ten Must-Have Items on Every Business Plan, ZDNet small business, June 2000.
- Lessons from over 18 Start-Ups, American Venture, May 2000.
- Putting Best Practices into Practice, The Systems Thinker, vol 8, no. 10, December 1997.
Columns
- Business Planning Monthly Q&A Column, Entrepreneur.com, Entrepreneur.com, monthly.
- Monthly Leadership Q&A Column, Entrepreneur.com, Entrepreneur.com, monthly, 2000-2004.
- Monthly Leadership Column, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge web site, monthly.
Television
- NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News, June 2006.
- Money Matters: Overcoming Email Overload, ABC News Now, November 2005.
- ABC News Now, ABC News Now, November 2005.
- Entrepreneurs Only, expert commentator, CNN-FN, May, Aug, Sep 2000.
Radio
- Enterpreneurs! Living the American Dream, Radio, weekly, 2001-2003.
Interviews
- Taking a Rain Check on a Promotion by Matt Villano, The New York Times, September 2006.
- Six Steps to Starting Your Own Business by Elizabeth Kountze, Kiplingers, May 2006.
- Got 2 Extra Hours for Your Email? by Lizette Alarez, The New York Times, November 2005.
- Keep Meetings Productive by Nick Turner, Investors Business Daily, September 2003.
- More Entrepreneurs Take Help of Executive Coaches, Wall Street Journal, September 2000.
- The Making of a Business Coach, BusinessWeek.com, September 2000.
- Rolling With Change: A Key to Survival by Jeff Zbar, MSNBC.COM, November 1999.
- How to Choose a Technology Staffer Who Will Help Your Business Soar, Inc. Technology, Sep. 1999.
- Dealing With Failure Is a Rite of Passage to Success, Investors Business Daily, January 2001.
- Got the bad-boss blues? Here's how to cope if yours is a jerk by Pat Burson, Newsday, October 2006.
- Companies market to four-second society by Shannon Proudfoot, The Vancouver Sun, August 2006.
- You're back from vacation and face a mountain of emails by Donna Nebenzahl, Canada.com, The Gazette, August 2006.
- Got 2 Extra Hours for Your Email? by Lizette Alarez, International Herald Tribune, November 2005.
- Pull Leadership an Interview with Stever Robbins by Kim George, Coachville, January 2005.
- 6 tips for hiring a technology pro by Jeff Wuorio, MSNs B-Central, March 2004.
- The Worst Kind of IT Manager by Karen Ann Kidd, ZDNet, Tech Republic, January 2004.
- Finding the Perfect Pitch by Susan Greco, Inc magazine, June 2002.
- Net Bits: A Techie's Guide to Managing Techies by Patricia Resende, Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology, February 2002.
- Polishing Her Performance Pays Off by Lisa Eckelbecker, Worcester Telegram and Gazette, November 2001.
- Downsizing: Be Sure to Tend to the Needs of Those You Retain, Law Office Management & Administration Report, November 2001.
- How Best to Tell Staff They Are History by David Woodruff, Asian Wall Street Journal, August 2001.
- How Best to Tell Staff They Are History by David Woodruff, Wall Street Journal Europe, August 2001.
- Pen a Not-to-Do List When Overwhelmed by Patricia Kitchen, Newsday, June 2001.
- When CEOs require personality 2.0, Red Herring, April 2001.
- Viral Marketing Relies on Infectious Word of Mouth, Red Herring, March 2001.
- Choosing the Right Startup, CNBC.COM, January 2001.
- Reaching Your Goals, With a Little Help From Your Coach, Strive Magazine, Ideals & Solutions for Small Business Success, December 2000.
- Mental Blockout: Life Coaches Respond to Athletes, ESPN Magazine, November 2000.
- The Tribe has Spoken: Entrepreneurial Survivors, Entrepreneur Magazine, November 2000.
- No Beggars for Hire (due diligence on your VCs), Entrepreneur Magazine, October 2000.
- Put Me In, Coach, LocalBusiness.com, September 2000.
- Vince Lombardis for Hire, Businessweek Com, September 2000.
- Coach Me, Now: Self-Improvement for the Sedentary Set, The Boston Phoenix, August 2000.
- Someone to Help Resolve All Your Issues by Pat Biederman, LA Times, SoCal Living section, front page, August 2000.
- Should you be more private at work? by Susan Kleinman, Redbook, August 2000.
- 10 tricks to help your small business cast a big shadow, BankRate.com, July 2000.
- Beauty Tips to Make Your Company More Attractive, BankRate.com, June 2000.
- Dream Job: Venture Coaching, Salary.com, June 2000.
- Key Reasons to Hire an Independent Contractor, ework.com, May 2000.
- Stock Options or a Steady PaycheckWhich Job is Better For You? by Susan Kleinman, CareerBuilder.com, May 2000.
- A Faster Plan (funding high tech startups), Red Herring, May 2000.
- Rich Friend, Poor Friend, Details Magazine, May 2000.
- Why Should Techies Work for You?, techies.com, March 2000.
- Crazy Interview Questions (and How to Answer Them) by Susan Kleinman, CareerBuilder.com, March 2000.
- Tracking Your Management Accomplishments, Excite.com, Careers Channel, March 2000.
- Gone Fishin: Looking to Catch a Big One? (Recruiting executive talent), Entrepreneur Magazine, March 2000.
- Career Leader: The Internet Business by Stever Robbins, CareerDiscovery.com, January 2000.
- A Connected Web World by Reiner Gartner, Internet Professionell (Germany), January 2000.
- Featured executive coach and entrepreneurial advisor, Building Information Age Businesses by Lynda Applegate, Harvard Business School Publishing, September 1999.
- [Article about types of mentoring], Futurestep.com, December 2099.
- What Young Entrepreneurs Need to Succeed, Entrepreneur Magazine, January 2001.
- Article on Entrepreneurs who later get boards, www.boardroominsider.com, September 2000.
- Balancing Your Day Job with Moonlighting, Aquent.com, TBA.
- Communicating the Vision in Change Management, e-change.com (American Management Association), TBA.
- Conflict Resolution in Teams, Harvard Management Communications Update, TBA.
- Coaching Internet Start-up Entrepreneurs, Investors Business Daily, TBA.
- Financing Your Family and Friends, Office.com, TBA.
- Reader's Digest Fast Company reprint, Readers Digest, TBA.
Speeches
- Becoming a Powerful Leader, New England Women Business Owners, August 2002.
- Creating and Managing the Killer Tech Team, Cyberposium 2002, February 2002.
- Lessons from Nine(teen) Startups, Babson Enterpreneurship Program, October 2001.
- Taming the Wild Client: Managing Expectations and Relationships, Independent Computer Consultants Association, October 2001.
- Lessons from Nine(teen) Startups, Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Speakers Series, October 2001.
- Leadership Development Initiative for Graduate Students, Kickoff Speech, MIT, September 2001.
- Making Dreams Come True: Turning Your Passion into Profits, RuTex, May 2001.
- A Word to the Wise: Hints on Entrepreneurship for Graduating MBAs, Wharton School of Business, April 2000.
- Lessons from Nine(teen) Startups, Brown University Entrepreneurship Program, October 1999.
- Lessons from Nine(teen) Startups, Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Speakers Series, June 1999.
- Finding and Using Advisors in Your Startup Business, Harvard Business School Cyberposium, 1999, February 1999.
Panels
- Hiring and Building a Dream Team, Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference, October 2001.
- What They Dont Teach You at Harvard Business School, Harvard Business School Cyberposium 2000, February 2000.
- How to Find and Join the Right Startup, Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference, October 1999.
Workshops
- Accelerated Learning, ExcellenceQuest Institute, July 2000.
- Mastering Metaphors, «Chris Mulzer, Germany», May 1999.
- Cognitive Modeling, ExcellenceQuest Institute, March 1999.
Other
- Business Can Gain When Worker Gets to Evaluate Boss, Newhouse News Service, May 2004.

