Meeting vs Exceeding Expectations

Meeting vs Exceeding Expectations

If only college offered a course about learning how to please the boss. It should even be a degree requirement. In fact, if they offered it, the ideal course title would be Learning To Exceed the Boss’ Expectations. It’s a lesson we all could use, and one that can...
10 Ways to Distinguish a Team From A Herd of Cats

10 Ways to Distinguish a Team From A Herd of Cats

You may have heard the phrase “managing [x group] is like herding cats.” The cat is known for its independence and capriciousness, two traits that are not likely to help in a team environment. While a group may exist with shared goals it, if it seems to be made up of...
Making Time to Learn

Making Time to Learn

As a longtime executive recruiter and career coach, I can appreciate the recent articles offering quick opportunities for people to supplement their incomes with “gig” type jobs. Pet sitting, running errands, doing telemarketing work, getting a part time...
Building A Personal Brand

Building A Personal Brand

Gone are the days when personal branding was only for celebrities or executives. Personal branding is a way of establishing and consistently reinforcing who you are and what you stand for in your career and life. Everything affects your personal brand: What you wear,...
Core Beliefs of Great Bosses

Core Beliefs of Great Bosses

Great bosses change us for the better. They see more in us than we see in ourselves, and they help us learn to see it too. They dream big and show us all the great things we can accomplish. Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know...