To Stay at Your Electrifying Best...Pull the Plug

No matter if it’s voice mail, email, your Blackberry, a text, your next meeting or perhaps  even an letter delivered the old fashioned way – in an envelope with a stamp, every once in a while you have to pull the plug and scream an obscenity ridden with – ENOUGH!

What a concept…becoming unattainable for some [...]

Let Me Share Some Positive News

There’s a rumor going around that the economy’s improving. Job creation is on the move. Since good news is meant to be shared, I’m passing on the article “Four signs our recovery may not be entirely ‘jobless’” that should raise your spirits. After you read the article, shake off the blues, rebuild [...]

Are You Buzzard, Bat, Bee or People?

I got this from someone in an email a long while back.  I keep stuff much longer than most do only so I can use it for writing fodder someday in the future.  Well I ran into this one and the day came for this one.   Watch out!  (BTW, it came with no author, so [...]

Jobless Rates Better for College Educated Old Farts and Women

I ran into this New York Times article that covers the nitty-gritty of unemployment statistics. It’s dated November so it gives us the numbers when the economy was at its worse (or close to it). It cuts up of the population by age, education level, race and gender. What caught my [...]

We're All Temps, Right? Here's a Tip That Works

I ran into an article at CubicleRules.com called “5 Strategies to Survive in a World of Permanent Temps” and one line in particular sprung out at me. It says,

“Yes, we’re all temps now — but we aren’t ready for the role”

The article discusses how even high level corporate positions are temporary. You can’t [...]

Uptick in Executive Jobs Seen for 2010

It’s a new year and we’ve got a new attitude brewing (do you hear the Pointer Sisters crooning in the background?) I was flipping through the Wall Street Journal (electronically that is) and check out this article. Take a look at what’ s predicted for the 2010 executive job market……

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A Career Lesson from Tiger Woods

He’s the expert on the greens…….. You’re the expert in the field.

You both have to manage your turf and keep the grass from growing under your feet.

I bet you never knew you had so much in common. But “mowing down” these sod (and sad) analogies, let me ask, “Do you have this in common [...]

A Lesson on the Power of Fun

For Thanksgiving, I wanted to share a smile and provide a “lesson” in the power of fun!

That Infamous Job Description May Not Really Describe the Job

There are times when you ask yourself, “Do I apply for this job posting even through I don’t have all he qualifications?” You decide to apply and then at the interview you’re not sure how to get past that shortfall that just has to come up.

Other times, you’ve experience the total opposite. You’re drawn to [...]

Collaborate and Partner Up to Achieve Your Goals

Once upon a time there was a professional who didn’t have to do everything, know everything or have everything but this person lived happily ever after multiplying their contacts, resources, time, energy and income without increasing their workload. The really good news is, this is no tall tale and it could be your new reality. [...]