Interviews are nerve wracking for most of us. Part of the reason for this is the fact that interviews are unnatural in the first place. Think about it. How often do you walk up to a person in the street, a perfect stranger at that, and they ask "so, tell me about yourself?" Many of us are quite uncomfortable [...]
There they are again…those clichéd words in ALL their glory. Yep, it’s almost a guarantee…centered somewhere underneath work experience on 80% of the 10,000 resumes you receive per job posting is some version of the keyword "leadership." And on the other side of the resume is someone trying to convince you their fancy title in some [...]
There is nothing I would like more than for all of us to have the Happiest of 2018. It seems year in and year out there is much to be discouraged about as we reflect on each year, and the truth is to create a truly Happy New Year, we often have to start with [...]
There they are again…those clichéd words in ALL their glory. Yep, it’s almost a guarantee…centered somewhere underneath work experience on 80% of the 10,000 resumes you receive per job posting is the heading “Leadership Activities.” And on the other side of the resume is someone trying to convince you their fancy title in some student [...]
Last summer, I went to Lake Arrowhead for a nice relaxing week to celebrate my Mother-in-Law's 70th birthday. The week was filled with many activities and festivities. Among those activities was water skiing. It had been the first time I had water skied since I was a child, and I distinctly remember my childhood experience [...]
There tends to be a correlation between higher morale and happiness in the workforce with greater productivity and dedication to the company. The problem is many organizations think feeding employees meals or putting a ping pong table into a common room will make them want to work longer hours and be more committed. These quick trick "fixes" rarely [...]
