Why Women Falter In the Face of Opportunity
PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ chairman and senior partner Bob Moritz was sent to Japan, after a slow start in his career at the firm. It was about six years into his tenure, and he really did not want to go. When he arrived, he had a difficult time even trying to fit in with his Japanese colleagues. Everything …
The Optimistic vs Pessimistic Job Applicant
There are two ways to look at life, one’s job search and the inevitable interviewing rejection each job seeker incurs. The first is to imagine the worst and be prone to depression when we encounter each roadblock. The second is to look at interviewing rejection as a temporary setback and to leverage that disappointment into …
Easy to Imagine, Hard to Achieve
I saw a picture of someone “Hanging 10” on a surfboard today and it got me thinking. Thinking about how fun that would be to do. Also realizing how hard it is to actually do it.
I’ve been surfing since I was a kid and I know how hard it is to hang 5, let …
Job Seeker “Employment Date Codes”
I like milk. For my entire life I have purchased it based upon the date code on the carton. The assumption is that the later the date code, the fresher the milk. You have date codes, too. Few people talk about them, but they can have major effects on your employability. Let me explain what …
How to Overcome Obstacles As You Advance Forward
The entrepreneurial mindset is known as one that embraces change, as well as learning how to incorporate change into one’s life. Those who fall into this category, many times, have difficulty relating with others who do not embrace this philosophy. Generally speaking, change frightens most people. Consequently, most people will not be your supportive friend.…
Why You’re Nobody’s Hero. Yet.
In Sunday’s Los Angeles Times, real estate entrepreneur Bruce Norris inadvertently describes two heroic moments. He describes them respectively, as 1) a harrowing lesson and 2) his worst mistake. How’s that for putting you on the edge of your seat?
Now that he’s got our attention, let’s go with number one. What was his harrowing …
Reacting, Responding and the Power to Know the Difference
Earlier this summer I decided to re-visit some books I read years ago about the revolutionary era, and the Founding Fathers that led the charge for independence in the United States.
I believe they were extraordinary men (and some women) during an extraordinary time in world history that continues to offer us many lessons we …
Write a Book to Establish Your Personal Brand
Have you ever considered publishing a book? When you publish a book it provides customers and others a tangible example of your work, which can establish your personal brand.
I know, I know…you are saying:
Come on, write a book? Really? Who would publish a book I wrote? You would!
In my last post, I …
What Does Love Have To Do With Workplace Productivity?
I’ll never forget my first marketing class in graduate school. My professor asked the class for the definition of marketing and we all attempted to give astute answers. I recall confidently answering with one of the most well-known, conventional definitions for marketing described as the four P’s (product, price, promotion and place) and was quickly …
Information Overload? Find Your Answers Within
A professional woman and a mother of two was telling me that whenever she wanted to do something new she often got overwhelmed by so many advice that she lost her initial enthusiasm. She wanted to find the “best” way and for that she first needed to explore all possible information out …