(1-minute read and lots of activities) Concatenation is my new favorite word. I learned this word last week at the "Hear Me Now" exhibition at the Met Museum. This extraordinary exhibition focuses on the work of 19th-century African American potters in Old Edgefield, South Carolina, and features the work of Dave Drake, an enslaved, literate, [...]
(4-minute read) Organizational culture is a set of shared behaviors, beliefs and expectations that create a work environment where people are productive, creative and, ideally, happy. Building a thriving culture begins with attracting individuals who believe in and support an organization's cultural parameters. Recruiters and hiring managers assess candidates in two areas; the technical skills [...]
Staying productive in your current job while looking for your next (2-minute read) Nearly half of the U. S. workforce is either considering or actively looking for a new job. That’s a lot of dissatisfied and ambitious workers. There are many reasons people want a new job; more responsibility, flexibility, money or better benefits are [...]
(2 1/2-minute read) The period known as The Great Resignation is ending, and that's OK. The Great Resignation represented a needed correction in the employment market for job seekers. Before the pandemic (remember back then?), low unemployment and high corporate earnings gave employers the upper hand in hiring. Over the past two years burnout escalated, [...]
(3-minute read) Welcome to January, a month for looking ahead and setting goals. As is true at the beginning of a year, articles and podcasts about goal-setting are everywhere. This is not one of those. Today’s post is about building and projecting the confidence you’ll need to achieve the career goals you’ve set. Confidence is [...]
First, understand yourself, then ask these 25 interview questions. (2-minute, 30-second read) The reevaluation of personal and organizational priorities that is redefining how we work has caused a lot of movement in the job market. This wholesale shift is a primary contributor to the phenomenon called The Great Resignation. As a result, employers are working [...]
(3-minute read) Throughout a career, the time spent leaving a job is relatively short. We spend exponentially more time interviewing and working. But the act of leaving is a critical part of career pathing. As disruption in the job market continues to accelerate and our new distributed workforce evolves, the art of leaving well is [...]
(3-minute read) Executive presence isn't a characteristic limited to executives. Anyone, at any level, can learn how to refine and elevate their executive presence. Why? Because your competencies and learned skills will get you the job, but it's your executive presence that will get you promoted. Executive presence is significant at this moment. With organizations continuing [...]
(4-minute read) Every office has a political landscape. Some office politics are positive and contribute to productivity, like pre-syndicating ideas and forming alliances to accomplish tasks. Yet, negative politics that undermine relationships and stagnate productivity are what many of us associate with the term. Understanding and managing the political landscape of your workplace is an [...]
Advice for Workers Who are Quitting, Companies that are Losing Talent and Organizations that are Hiring (6-minute read) On the verge of going back into the office, 4 million U.S. workers quit their jobs in April 2021. 4,000,000! So, I wasn't too surprised when, a few weeks back, the editors of LinkedIn reached out to me, [...]
