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What Goes Around Comes Around
Yesterday morning, someone lashed out at me verbally, including some unkind statements and a veiled threat. He was upset because something I inadvertently had done while helping a third person was causing him delay on his journey. Without...
What Is Better: A One Or Two Page CV / Resume?
There is no single "right" answer to this question, at least not in a generic sense. It really depends: on what the applicant has to say, how the organization likes to receive the information, and what they may view as "standing out from the...
Is It Okay To Say “That’s So Gay”?
Chatting with friends yesterday evening, one fellow parent related that her 15-year old son (let’s call him Jack, which is not his real name) had been reprimanded by his teacher for saying, “you’re so gay” to a classmate. As a straight-A...
Changing Careers?
Changing one’s career path takes initiative, and often it’s not straightforward. However, the end result is worth the effort – it’s just a matter of getting from here to there. Based on my own recent experience in changing careers, the...
This Year's Best New Year Resolutions
I was having lunch with friends last week and the topic of New Year resolutions came up. I defiantly (or more accurately, defensively) stated that I hadn't "bothered" to come up with any: I never seem to make any worth sticking to or else end...
Are Boardroom Quotas A Good Idea?
France is joining Norway by adopting the quota approach for achieving gender parity on Boards. ForbesWoman/Forbes.com has asked for views on whether the US should follow suit, and heated debate has ensued -- and keep in mind this is a LinkedIn...
How Can They Be Sure?*
Highly educated young women are reportedly intending to opt out of the career achievement cycle. Is this next generation of women taking too much for granted, or are they wiser than we think?It was not that long ago that women finally won the right to vote...
Life Lessons From Basketball: On Doing Nothing
We are often told that the first thing is to “do no harm”. What if doing nothing turns out to be harmful? I have often been afraid of doing something wrong, making a wrong move, committing an error. There are times when I have felt literally...
9 Capabilities to Advance Your Career Faster and More Easily
At any given point in your career, people will be forming opinions on whether you’ve “got what it takes” to make it to the next level.When the right people think the answer is yes, your career zooms ahead.But when it’s a no, you’re going to be stuck, at least for a...
How to Build Your Network in 5 Minutes a Day
Your network is one of the most important assets you have in your career. This networking strategy has generated the most “quick wins” for me. Plus, three examples of how to effectively put this strategy into action.
5 Common Mistakes That Can Kill Your Promotion
Every promotion is a milestone in your career. So you work hard and give it your best shot. But what if your hard work isn’t enough? What if you’re not doing the right things? Worse yet, could you be making these mistakes without knowing it and killing your chances of promotion?