Corporate coaching is a fast-growing field, mainly due to the fact that savvy executives and entrepreneurs are all becoming increasingly aware of the many benefits it can produce. Whether your company is a startup finding its way in the world, a more-established business facing new challenges, or a longstanding company… Read More
A wise man once said that you should always hire staff smarter than you. You also want to hire staff that will be confident enough to handle life’s challenges. Yet some of even the best, most talented, and smartest employees may have issues with confidence. Some of them may be… Read More
By LISA SWAN Did you know that Matthew Weiner, creator of the popular TV show Mad Men, already knows how the show will end, down to the last shot? And that many authors write the endings of books first, before they get going with the beginning? That is what is… Read More
By Ben Hargrove Hiring managers are floonnow them down. If you do not want your resume to end up in the reject pile before it even gets a fair shake, avoid the following deal breakers: Don’t be long-winded A resume should generally be one or two pages. Most hiring managers… Read More
By LISA SWAN You may think that you are doing fine in your career, but are you really? Or perhaps you know that you would like to do something better, but you just don’t know how to get there. Why not see if you can truly be all that… Read More
By LISA SWAN Oops! You just completely messed up your presentation. Or you called your boss’ second wife by his first wife’s name. Or you inadvertently insulted a client. These are all workplace mistakes. You may be wondering how you can recover from them, or if can you recover… Read More
Now that 2013 is upon us, you may want to have a better life this year. Perhaps you have formal New Year’s resolutions, or just a nagging to-do list that you finally want to get done. So how do you get the year off to a terrific start, and be on your way to getting your goals accomplished? Here are some suggestions. Read More
By LISA SWAN If you want to be a master networker, there is one especially critical thing to remember when it comes to making a connection. It is that it is better to be interested than interesting. It sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? After all, you would think that being an… Read More
By LISA SWAN If you go along with saying “yes” to things you don’t really want to do, you are going to need to learn to put the word “no” in your vocabulary. Not only that, but you need to remember that “No” is a complete sentence. Does this happen… Read More
Let’s suppose you are doing great at your current place of employment, but you decide to look for another job and get an even better job offer from another company. Read More
