How to Navigate Out of Mid-Career Fog (a path for doers)

We’ve all heard the predictions about what’s coming next: Pack on …and the list goes on. After we listen to talkers talk about their predictions, Many people will get certified in the brand-new-shiny thing. Some will consider changing industries. Others will double down on their experience even if it no longer fuels their fire. Some […]

Want to Excel in your Next First Interview?

so you can move to Round 2? Tired of your first interview being your only interview with a potential employer? Blame the #1 interview question that tanks most interviews. You probably already know the question, “Tell me about yourself” It’s asked in virtually every interview and it continues to send people to the bottom of […]

Who Told You That?

On any given day, I spent as much time as possible on the playground when I was in elementary school.  If I wasn’t there, I was usually at home with my family, including my 4 siblings. These two environments meant that at some point during the day in my young life, I would demand, “who […]

I Didn’t Expect to have a Tantrum at Work (and the lesson I learned)

As a corporate recruiting leader, my days were filled with interdepartmental meetings, one-on-one meetings, strategy evaluations, report writing and fire extinguishing. Lots of fire extinguishing. You know, the real and perceived ones that we handle every day, sometimes every hour. It was in this environment that I recall a moment and an important lesson I […]

Master your Salary Negotiation (even if you haven’t made a job change in years)

Most executives know that labor costs make up a significant portion of their budget and when those same executives think about their own compensation package, it is often approached with the same cost mindset. A company’s labor costs are usually one of the top three expenses and sometimes it is the single largest business expense. […]

Liberate Yourself from the Trap of Doing More

(even if you’re a doer who wants to make a career move) Getting stuff done feels really good. I mean really, really good. I like getting stuff done. I don’t like it when stuff gets in the way of me getting stuff done Because I’m a proud doer. We celebrate doers. It’s so alluring that […]