The Disadvantages of Working from Home
Last week I discussed the advantages of working from home. This week, I am going to talk about the disadvantages so you can decide which working style works for you.
First, let’s remember the advantages of working from home. When you work from home, you have more flexibility in terms of managing your time as …
Are Millennials Doomed to Wear Ear Buds Forever?
Apparently Millennials are working in three types of offices now. None of them serves the career goals of Millennials, or those who sit among them. One type of office is a giant open bin where everyone up to and including the CEO sits around tables, with ear buds inserted to drown out the noise from …
Be Your Own Boss – But Be a Good One
If you’re at the point in your career where you decide, “I don’t want to work for someone else anymore. I want to do my own thing, start my own business, be the boss—the CEO.” Good for you. You know what you want.
But, a wish is nothing; action is everything.
Venture capitalists tell me …
“AGB” Will Ensure Your Company is Always Getting Better?
While on vacation at a resort last week we noticed a unique looking individual having unfettered access to the dining room and the kitchen areas.
We commented that he looked like he was doing official duties, but that his dress and grooming was anything but official-looking.
A couple of days later on a snorkeling excursion …
Personal Branding Weekly – Mobilizing Your Personal Brand
Much of what’s written is about how to express your personal brand. In fact, when I’m contacted there’s usually a disappointing pause when I say that there’s ‘no magic bullet’ to personal branding. The only thing magical is discovering what makes you unique and expressing, exuding and engaging with your unique style. The key is …
Target the Company and Quit Chasing the Job
Target the company?
Yes, you heard me correctly… target the company and quit chasing the job.
This is the philosophy of the Targeted Job Search which I will be writing about over the next month.
As a baby boomer, I was raised to be loyal to my employer. When the right opportunity came about, it …
3 Top Tricks of Successful Job Seekers
In a decade of recruiting for countless sales and marketing jobs spanning numerous industries and locations, there is a reliable stable of tricks I’ve seen job seekers use to put themselves ahead of the crowd in any interviewing situation.
Below are the top 3 tactics to take your interviewing to the next level, bringing you …
Reboot a Sagging Business
I belong to a mastermind group, in which a member recently shared that he was suffering near financial ruin after lagging sales in his business. Business profits ebb and flow and it can be hard to know how much to save during flow times to survive the ebbs. When business slows down, not only do …
How Do the Happiest People Find Their Career?
“Do what you believe in”—Greg Baldwin, President of VolunteerMatch
I recently had the privilege to interview Greg Baldwin, President of VolunteerMatch: the award-winning VolunteerMatch.org service and the Web’s largest volunteer engagement network. Greg joined the founding team in 1998 as its Chief Imagination Officer to build a website to make it easier for good people …
How Diversity in Your Career Can Get You Hired
In today’s economy, workers often switch jobs frequently, and even re-invent entire careers. But if your resume includes jobs in a number of industries or professions, does that signal to potential employers that you’re good at many things—or good at none? A jack of all trades or a dilettante? Employers often say they want flexible …