We across the corporate world have read Pamela Slim's open letter to CxOs. In her letter, she is telling those of us in the executive wings how we SHOULD treat our employees. She gives us a good whipping - even calling us oppressive. Yes, we have read it. After our...
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Escape From Cubical Quicksand
I received this email as part of an application to Information Engineering and Management. I thought it so described what others tell me that I would share it with you. Escape From Cubical Quicksand It is 5 by 5 feet wide, 5.5 feet in height and the floor feels like...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I used to teach a lot of undergrad engineering courses. The students were usually so wrapped up in their courses and just getting to graduation that they never looked up to see where they were heading. So I started to tell them - in a lecture I called "Engineering...
Modern Slavery in America
We often reflect on the slavery issue our country has struggled to get past. We have books, movies, and even days to remember the struggles. But, as I look around and meet with people I see new forms of slavery in the most prosperous country in the world. Debt - The...
I Dare You – The Reverse Interview Revisited
In the barrage of daily questions I get - I think there is more centered about the reverse interview as a means of finding opportunity than any other subject. So, today I thought I would revisit those posts on the reverse interview. The reverse interview was...
How to Find Work You Love – Radio Interview
How to Find Work You Love on Career Catalyst Radio E. Scott Aronow will air his radio interview with me on Career Catalyst Online Radio. Since it is an online station, the broadcast will be available from now until Scott takes it down. I really enjoyed talking to...
What Sets Apart the Winners From the Losers?
Have you ever wondered what sets apart the winners from the losers? What one key attribute makes the difference? Is it education? Is it money? Are we born with it? I think you know that it is NONE OF THE ABOVE. What about Passion? Other say PASSION is...
Starting at the Top
[featured-image single_newwindow="false"] Does starting at the top make sense to you? A few years ago, I hired a person to help me market our graduate program. We needed to get the program in front of people in the military since it is online and develops leadership...
You Are Being Watched!
You are always being watched. Your character and integrity are being judged. Think about someone being on the news after being caught on video doing something illegal, unethical, or just plain embarrassing by a fellow citizen with a video camera. How would you feel if...
The Core of Your Success
The other day one of my clients, we will call him John, asked me question I hear often: "What happens to those who follow their dreams and LOSE?" John said he keeps hearing stories of those who risked it all and won and he wonders if he is not risking enough. What...
The Secret to Getting More
Earl Nightingale, the famous television commentator and founder of Nightingale-Conant Company, tells a story about a man looking for a job and saying "I want someone to give me a job." His analogy for this mindset is someone who sits in front of the fireplace and asks...
Getting a Job is About Who You Know!
Someone recently told me "I know I will get a job with that company because a friend of the owner referred me. I think the owner owes a favor to my friend." This is a common perception about getting work - it is all about who you know. I asked this person "Does the...
Making Your Degree Pay!
Making Your Degree Pay from UAB IEM on Vimeo. This video was done at the request of the team at JOBWICH as they try to help recent IT grads in the New York area.
Resumes are Worthless
Yes - resumes are worthless!! When I speak, I often say "resumes are worthless" to the shock of many in an audience -- especially when I am following well-meaning career counselors who just spent 15-20 minutes explaining why your resume needs to be perfect. Why do I...
Career Goals – The Window Seat
What is your career goal? Lately, I have been reflecting and reading about this question - and how people answer it. Several things I have read and listened to have been written by people who have ideas and have shared them with others via various forms of...
Delegating for Success
Do you delegate well? Or do you instead decide, "I will just do it myself." Many of you probably think, "I have no one to delegate to!" Over the past few years, I have delegated MASSIVE amounts of work - even work that is typically MINE to do. I have found...
Blind Men Refuse Sight: Claim Vision is Overrated
When a resume and application fails yet another hopeful job seeker when looking for a position, I come in and offer real, tangible, solutions to free them from the darkness. Yet still, people choose blind fumbling as their approach to business rather than grasp on to solid career vision.
No Excuses Accepted
If you’re looking for a job and the only thing holding you back is that the economy is bad and therefore luck isn”t on your side, you are just making excuses. Get up off your keister and make your own luck. Jobs are there. Go get ’em.