Imagine you are a professional who has just dedicated six weeks to completing a project with a very tight deadline. For many of us, that is our everyday reality; no imagination required. Now, imagine that you have a colleague working side by side with you on the project; the two of you worked hard, but…
Career Development, communication, consulting, Content, Design Thinking, Employment, Onboarding, Organization Development, Recruiting, Team, Training, Working Globally
The Office is Closed Today
The new year is almost here. Have you loaded your organization’s annual holidays into your calendar yet? Of course you have. This next question is a bit more challenging. How does your organization work with contingent staff when it comes to holidays where the office is closed? At first glance, the answer may appear obvious;…
Not Your Grandmother’s Catalog
Do you have enough years on this planet to remember using card catalogs to find books at the local library? Not online card catalogs, but paper, roledex-like card catalogs? When I was a kid, my grandma worked at the public library. I vividly recall visiting her there when I had research projects for school, or…
Career Development, Corporate Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Employment, Job Search, Organization Development, Recruiting, Social media
Are You the Buyer or the Seller?
You’re both at the table. The small talk has begun. One of you is hiring for an open position, the other is seeking to find a job. If we think in terms of consumerism, which one of you is the buyer in this situation? Which the seller? Let’s examine this from both perspectives. In today’s…
We Can Learn Much from Our Children about Interviewing
Recently, I had the enjoyable experience of baking holiday cookies with my 6 year old son. Logan announced happily that he was my “assistant chef at the cookie factory” and that he is “much better than last year, because now I can do everything but crack the eggs.” Logan described his ability to measure, double…
You Must Be…
“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is an adage many in the United States grew up hearing from parents, teachers, and other community members. Simply put, it means that one should not assume to know something about a person, place, or thing just by appearances. As business professionals, as parents, as community members, how…
Leadership and Social Media
Recently I heard from a friend who was reprimanded at work for being active on LinkedIn. His boss asked him directly if he were looking for a new job. He said, “No. I am not. I have been asked to provide recommendations for some colleagues who have recently lost jobs.” A couple of things come…
consulting, Corporate Culture, Design Thinking, Employment, Leadership, Onboarding, Organization Development, Training
Onboarding Consultant Staff: Tips to Minimize “Ramp Up” Time
Your department has a project that needs to be done, and you don’t have the resources. You’ve been given a budget to hire a consultant to come in and work with your team to meet the project deadlines. What can you do to make sure that he/she can help drive your project forward to completion?…
The Early Bird Gets the…Job?
Creating a well-written resume and cover letter are not the only tools needed to get noticed by recruiters today. These days, there may be hundreds of applications for a single opening. Recruiters and hiring managers often cannot review each application that comes through the door. Job search sites such as Indeed.com, Monster.com, and Careerbuilder.com are…
Career Development, communication, Diversity & Inclusion, Employment, Job Search, Onboarding, Social media
To Say or Not to Say: Corporate Refugee
A new term has hit my radar this week: corporate refugee. At several local meetings, people have introduced themselves by indicating that they are “corporate refugees”. I had not heard this term before, but a few connotations sprang to mind: a) this person was persecuted or had horrible situations occur at his/her last job, and…
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