16 Mar The Three DEADLY Organizational Sins
I'm not a soothsayer - but my contacts across a fairly wide swath of industry occasionally offer me a few insights. We're coming out of COVID...
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12 Mar The Seismic Changes In Our Work Lives – And The Wave That’s Coming
I have a feeling there's an aftershock to COVID that is only beginning to be felt. Oh, there are tremors to be sure but the real quake may be just starting. Last week I talked with an old friend about "life in the bubble" - the virtual...
11 Nov Permission Granted
I write often of leaders I've encountered in my journey. A great many of them were ones I met in the business world - some from my formative years well before that. This one speaks to a leader I've known ALL of my life. Truth be told, a...
03 Nov Why Some Companies Just WIN
I'm guessing that in the past 8 months I've managed to set some kind of personal record. After decades of airline travel, COVID has effectively grounded me. Oh, there have been a great many benefits, believe me. The nature of my consulting practice tends to lend...
07 Oct The Answer May Be Right in Front of You
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I occasionally get to step out of my "day job" - and do a little give back as regards helping professionals in their career journey. To be fair - career counseling isn't my primary gig anymore- even though I wrote a book on how to build...
15 Sep For Everyone Who Ever Has – Or Ever Will – Interview
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Linda KNEW this was the job she wanted. She'd spent the last year familiarizing herself with the industry - its prospects - and the career potential. Which made this first legitimate foray into the more extensive interview process even more important. The preliminary phone screens, the early touch...
17 Aug The ONE Department of Your Company That Might Be MOST Important
Here's an early "tell" on the companies that will soar as the ravages of COVID begin to subside. Guaranteed. In an era of budget cuts and the mad dash to salvage the bottom line, some organizations will take a bold step into the future. They'll actually invest...
12 Aug Moving on.
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I had an interesting conversation the other day. It was with someone whose organization had turned on its ear. (Well, no surprises there - right?) Spirits were low. Downsizings had devastated. The survivors questioned if they wanted to be there anymore. This person described it as "hopeless" and...
08 Aug The Rolling Thunder of SILENCE
I don't talk politics in the workplace. It's a volatile subject - probably never more so than now. But I can't help reflecting on some insights culled from my business experience and their application to the rest of my world. You see, my wife and I enjoyed...
29 Jul Mirror Mirror On The Wall
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It was my first national meeting. I was young and about as sophisticated as a bale of hay. The company I worked for had convened a big gathering in Kansas City and I joined hundreds from across the country in a large ballroom for the beginning of...