Meaningful, Fulfilling Work
What does it take to have meaningful, fulfilling work? Many experts say you must know and follow your passion. Yes. Passion is important. But, as …
Career
Tips and Insights about your career.
Credibility
Credibility comes from credentials, references/referrals, marketing, and self. Your honest belief about yourself is most important. Your marketing–done well with empathy–and references/referrals are next most …
Go for the Understanding
From the “you have to slow down to speed up” department comes this reminder: seek, first, to understand the other person’s perspective. Want to get …
5 Easy Pieces of Career or Corporate Strategy
Strategy exercises–whether for your career or your organization–often fail because they are incomplete. They scratch the itch we all get to have our daily work …
What if you decided what success is?
If you look at it–really look at it–success for your life, career, or organization has to be what you say it is. Others do influence …
Why selecting a niche is so dang hard and what you really need to do
A friend recently asked, “When you were starting did you have any difficulty pinpointing your niche?” Here’s how I answered: Selecting a niche is difficult. …
Real change is fast, not slow.
How Long Does it Take? How long does it take… …to turn around the culture of an organization? …to find your ideal career? …to reform …
Life mission: example
Here’s a quote from William Henry Channing who lived in the heart of the 19th century. Funny how some things still resonate decades–even more than …
Top Business Books: Career Edition
Following up my post about classic business books, here are my picks for excellent sources of career inspiration. These help one get over the main, …
The best way to get a job.
How do you find and land a great job? A great job is one that suits you, rewards you, lets you offer your best to …