What You Don’t Know…
What you don’t know can lead to assumptions, erroneous conclusions, and potentially poor decisions. Our brain is constantly trying to make sense of behaviors we observe and in the absence …
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First Impressions
There is a well-circulated statistic that 33% of interviewers know in the first 90 seconds if they’ll hire a candidate. The human brain is extremely proficient at detecting (sometimes barely perceptible) cues …
No One Has Their Sh*t Together
In an age dominated by social media, it sometimes feels like we’re living in glass houses. The catch is that we get to choose what we show to the world. …
How Obstacles Lead to Great Success!
One of my all-time favorite movie lines is from “A League of Their Own.” When Tom Hank’s best player quits the baseball team right before the playoffs because “it just …
Dig Deeper
The university you decided to attend was rated in the top 10 in US News and World Report. The company where you passed on the offer had terrible reviews on …
How Planning Makes You a Better Networker
A common excuse for avoiding networking is a lack of time, but in many cases, the actual barrier is a lack of planning. Networking opportunities are everywhere, but if we’re …
When Your Boss Says “No” to a Raise
If you’re among the 43% who’ve mustered the courage to ask for a raise, there’s a 75% chance you received some type of bump according to a Payscale survey* of …
Should I Disclose My Pregnancy in an Interview?
For every story of a woman who shares her pregnancy and gets passed over, another woman proclaims she disclosed and got hired. It’s a risk. While the laws are designed …
Between a Rock and a Hard Place In Your Job
You’ve been asked to influence global leaders across Asia, Europe and North America to replace localized staffing processes with a uniform, centralized one. You’re not given a travel budget. You’ve …
Easy Ways to Stay in Touch with your Network!
Staying in touch with new contacts is by far one of the biggest challenges I hear from would-be networkers. There are two key hurdles: 1) time and 2) strategy. Let’s …