It’s the Holiday Season here in the US. There are parties and gift buying and taking time to be with family. And there’s job hunting, too.
If you’re looking for a new job, the holidays present some special challenges. Your mission is to adapt your job hunt to the conditions of the season.
The business world slows [...]
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go but ought to be.”
Rosalyn Carter
Ajax, our guide dog puppy in training, just passed his AKC Canine Good Citizens test at 9 months (a bit of surprise because he still like to greet dogs he meets [...]
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about new ways to do resumes, different [...]
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER
Title: Your Next Move: The Leader’s Guide to Successfully Navigating Major Career Transitions
Competencies: career development, self development
Who benefits: employees on a vertical climb
Consultant Usage: career counseling, executive coaching
What’s it about? This is a very narrowly written book, so this review is not for every reader. If it is not for you, [...]
If he were still alive, I’m betting Ray Charles would have another hit with this little ditty, sung to the tune of “Crying Time.”
Oh it’s survey time again, we’re gonna learn who
Is the best leadership company of all.
But I can tell by the lists I see before me
That this one’s different from the one last [...]
“Just because you’re not sick doesn’t mean you’re healthy.”
Author Unknown
Results of a new study from the University of Maryland confirm what working parents already know — the expanded work week is undermining family life. In a study of over 500 employees in a Fortune 500 company, researchers concluded that long hours at work increase [...]
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about dealing with holes in your resume, [...]
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER
Title: How Did That Happen?: Holding People Accountable for Results the Positive, Principled Way
Competencies: trust, conflict management, two-way feedback, performance management, coaching, interpersonal effectiveness, empowering others
Who benefits: employees at all levels
Consultant Usage: must read for all executive coaches, counselors, should read by organizational consultants
What’s it about? Let’s begin with my disclaimer. [...]
Recently I sat in on a presentation by Ronny Kohavi, GM for Microsoft’s Experimentation Platform. The talk was called Top Seven Testing Pitfalls. Among other things, it gave me some good ammo to share with you on the subject of why constant testing is so critical.
As a lifelong marketer, I am thrilled – thrilled – [...]
In his book, Good to Great, Jim Collins borrows the concept of foxes and hedgehogs from Isaiah Berlin. “The fox knows many things,” he tells us. “But the hedgehog knows one big thing.”
If you are a fox, and good at a lot of things, you may find it hard to get a job. Your resume [...]