November 27, 2019November 16, 2021Career, Hiring, Job search, Leading, Sales and Influence, Strategy, We 50 Coffees [Note: I have recommended this process for years. It has helped lots of people. If you don’t need it now, save this […]
December 13, 2016Career, Job search How To Interview Well If we see job interviews as tests, we will be too nervous, give off a low-confidence vibe, and choke. A better way […]
October 12, 2016Career, Job search, Leading, Sales and Influence Our Best Start In an interview, in a sale, when working with colleagues, or when leading others, we best start by understanding what our counterparts need, want, […]
May 20, 2016Career, Job search, Sweetspot The Best Way to Land a Job These Days Job boards, applications, resumes. Oh. My. Stories from the front lines tell us that the traditional way of finding a job is pretty […]
April 7, 2016Career, Hiring, Job search, Leading Nice Beats Experience We can waste a lot of time struggling with people who are smart, hard working, experienced, connected, and/or driven but who are […]
November 4, 2015Hiring, Job search, Leading, Sales and Influence Cast A Narrow Net We may think that casting a wide net is best. That is, we look for jobs, clients, employees, markets, and other opportunities […]
August 6, 2015Career, Hiring, Job search, Leading Practical Infinity and New Business Try this. Open up Google Earth or another favorite map and zoom in to your present location. Then slowly zoom out. Look […]
March 13, 2015August 29, 2019Career, Job search, Leading, Sales and Influence, We How Would People Say They Benefit from Your Work? We can best describe what we do by imagining how clients or bosses would say that they benefit from our work. Try […]
March 3, 2015Career, Hiring, Job search, Leading, Sales and Influence The Networking 20-60-20 Many of us fear networking. We often think people will feel put upon or even angry if we ask them for help. […]
January 27, 2015Career, Job search Getting A Job (Sometimes) Without Experience After yesterday’s post about organizations not needing to hire based on experience, a reader rightly asked about being on the other side […]