Should I Stay or Should I Go?
If you have a job, you have asked yourself, “Should I stay or should I go?” You may have the same question about your location. And, if you’re in a relationship, you undoubtedly have asked yourself the same thing.
Should I stay or should I go?
It’s just human nature to wonder about finding something …
Go for the CEO Job!
Every organization needs a leader. Motorcycle gangs have (official and unofficial) designated leaders, as do Red Cross workers. Children on school playgrounds follow the leader, just as dogs in a pack. Regardless of your calling, someone is going to lead the charge; no group can do without. It might as well be you.
In business, …
The Small Business Polar Vortex
Waking up daily the past three weeks to single digit temperatures has me seeing the current Polar Vortex I’m living through as a metaphor for many small business work environments.
Many suffer from their own Polar Vortex in the workplace as co-workers and business leaders freeze out each other from communicating about vital issues.
The …
Personal Branding Weekly – Happy Birthday Edition
Yesterday, I celebrated my birthday. I enjoyed the time with family and friends. And, also used the moment to reflect on what worked last year and what I’m looking forward to in the coming year.
Along with all the usual Groundhog Day happenings, the excitement of Super Bowl was a new twist for the day …
Certification – Is It Worth It?
Certification is one of the hottest trends in the adult learning and employment space. Over the next 20-30 years, I believe we will see a shift from getting advanced college degrees to getting certifications.
The question I am often asked is:
Should I get “XYZ” certification?
My response is almost always – Maybe!
Before we …
How to Sell Yourself on an Interview
Many candidates get into trouble when they attempt to “sell” themselves in an interview. Often, they end up coming across as overly eager and desperate, thus turning the hiring manager off to the prospect of recruiting them.
In order to prevent this from happening and truly make a great impression, it’s important to touch upon …
How to Impress Your Boss on Your First Day
Want to make a great first impression on your first day of work? Then you must put yourself in your new manager’s shoes.
The perspective you have as a new employee can be very different than that of your manager’s. While on the first day you want to impress your new boss, you also want …
Make Your Business Card a Keeper
Business cards are one of the most affordable ways to get your information into a prospects hands. The problem is that most business cards end up lost in a pile on a desk, tossed in a junk drawer or worse, thrown away. Business cards only work if your prospect keeps it so he can call …
Could Today’s Bullies Be Tomorrow’s Corporate Executives?
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, is an outstanding advocate for women’s workplace equality. In her best selling book, Lean In: Women, Work And The Will To Lead, Sheryl provides daunting statistics that show women aren’t getting what they deserve in today’s workplace. One of the reasons women don’t get what they deserve, according to Sandberg, …
Ready, Fire, Aim… May not Optimize Outcomes
What would you do if your doctor told you that your appendix needs to come out. Without ever seeing you or talking to you.
You’d probably think they are nuts and you’d seek a second opinion, right?
We WANT our doctors to Diagnose then Prescribe.
The same is true in business and in life. As …