“How do I get promoted to the next level?” This was the question of a young up and coming professional who recently called me for advice. Their question was specifically related to getting promoted to a Director role. I thought about this question at some length before I provided him a response. What follows are […]
I have a confession to make…I need this post more than you do. My life has been full of hard lessons, many of which were of my own doing – my casual attitude toward risk, poor choices, unforeseen outcomes of decisions, as well as your garden variety mistakes and setbacks. I have experienced some crushing […]
Interviews can be both exhilarating and nerve-racking. The exhilaration comes from the possibility of a new role or stepping stone as you build your career, however, interviews are also nerve-racking because it seems to be that just getting an interview is an accomplishment, and when you do, it feels like so much rides on that […]
I recently had an epiphany that fundamentally changed the way I see the concept of Time forever. What I came to discover is that Time is an experience that we are unable to control or manage. Time unforgivably passes regardless of our perceived ability (or more accurately, our inability) to manage it. The myth (propagated […]
If you were to survey anyone about their least favorite aspects of work, one of the top items would likely be meetings. One Harvard Business Review study showed that one organization’s weekly executive meeting had a ripple effect that consumed over 300,000 hours of its employee’s time. As a work-society we spend a lot of time […]
Have you ever felt stuck mentally, emotionally, even spiritually? If we are self-aware and honest, we can identify with that the feeling. Oftentimes when we feel stuck, it’s difficult to put into words. We feel that something is not quite right, but it’s difficult to identify. Sometimes, feeling stuck comes in the form of writer’s […]
One time, I was in a meeting with six consultants, and our customer asked us to consider an honest but compelling question: “How do we prioritize our projects when we don’t have (or follow) a strategic plan?” We were providing some rather unique consulting services that were in high-demand at an enterprise level. So it […]
