Informational interviews

The informational interview is one of the most useful and yet under-utilized career management tools. I’ve become a big proponent of informational interviews ever since conducting my first one several months ago. When I’m among job seekers, I often ask if they are including informational interviews as part of their strategy. Many have never heard [...]

Quote: Our Constitution

John Adams was born 272 years ago today. He was one of the founding fathers of our nation, a member of the Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the first U.S. Ambassador to a foreign country (The Netherlands), the first U.S. Ambassador to England, the first vice-president and the second president of [...]

Trinity Tigers

In one of the most amazing displays teamwork I have ever seen on the field, the Trinity Tigers posted a come-from-behind 28-24 victory over Millsaps College with 2 seconds left on the clock. I’ve seen last-second ‘Hail-Mary’ passes before, but never have I seen anything like the final play of this game. Even if you [...]

Two approaches to networking

Fountain

Drain
Related post: Real networkers are givers

Quote: Success

Bill Gates celebrates his 52nd birthday today. As the world’s richest man for 13 years running (Forbes “400 List” 1993-2006), Gates has certainly earned the right offer a bit of wisdom about about success.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

- Bill Gates (b. 10/28/1955)

Quote: The best executive

In honor of Teddy Roosevelt’s birthday, I wanted to share a bit of his wisdom:
“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
 
Teddy Roosevelt
26th President of the United States (1901 - [...]

Personal Branding Telesummit

I just signed up for the 2007 “A Brand You World” Global Telesummit on November 8. This is a 12-hour seminar featuring an amazing collection of the most prominent thought leaders on personal branding. It’s convenient (just a phone call away), and best of all — it’s FREE! All you have to do is [...]

Generations at work

Generational work habits and work ethics are hot topics among bloggers and magazine writers. Many of the articles I read seem to advocate the benefits of one generation (usually written by a member of that generation), and too often disparage other generations. I came across an interesting article today that talks about the different perspectives [...]

Four questions (and answers) for managers

For a recent article in the Columbia Business Times, five management consultants were asked to respond to following four questions.

What are a few steps small businesses can take to create better work environments? Conversely, what are some mistakes that companies make that create poor work environments?
There are horror stories out there about well-intentioned team-building exercises [...]

Finding your passion

In her Shifting Careers blog this week, Marci Alboher shares an interesting self-assessment exercise. It is designed by career coach Michael Melcher (aka The Creative Lawyer) for people who are searching for passion in their careers.
According to Melcher, many of his clients don’t know what they want to do with their careers; they may have [...]