An age-old question I get is about how to land a job without having the prerequisite experience. This often befalls those who have experience in a field but lack management experience in that same field.For those in college, management internships...
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Hate Everyone (And Slowly Let People Endear Themselves To You)
The title of today's entry is a quote from one of my father figures and favorite clients. He told me that he has followed this motto through his life and it has helped him develop stronger relationships and to protect...
Managing to Do Nothing
One of my all-time great insults was when I told someone that indeed they were a manager - they managed to do nothing.As managers, there is a fine line between managing and leading and doing too much work that can...
Accentuate The Positive, Illuminate the Negative
You aren't seeing things incorrectly, this is titled "Illuminate the Negative". I received an email several years ago that a teammate sent along to a number of us in regards to how to deal with negativity in the office. She...
Managing Time
Q: I recently graduated high school and have never been good at time management. What can I do to manage my time better? Timeless in TampaA: Dear Timeless,I find some of the best things one can do to manage time...
The Four Hour Workweek
One of my favorite books on management, time management, and careers is the Four Hour Workweek. Check out Tim Ferriss as he shares some information on his book and its premises. ...
Portfolios of Your Work Online with Carbonmade
With sites like LinkedIn and others catering towards more and more information about you being able to be shared online, there have come about other sites which also provide you with easy to access portfolio building tools to share pictures...
How to Use an ATM Properly
What does using an ATM properly have to do with training, careers or HR? A lot actually.I hate using ATM's most of the time because people spend so much time at the ATM you'd think they are opening up in...
A Smile is Worth a Sale
As I meandered through a sea of gift shops in Lake George today, I was struck by the lack of customer service at any place I went into. There were the same product lines in almost all of the stores,...
When HR Fails to Do Its Job – An Excerpt and Analysis
Michael Wade recently posted a story on US News and World Report's websited called "When HR Fails to Do Its Job". In it, he discussed the effects of inaction by HR professionals when their are problems in the workforce.Very often,...