Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Managers have more reports and less time. Take control of your manager and manage THEM!
Onboarding, Welcome to the Team
New Hire Onboarding
This past week I went through the onboarding process with a new employee. I got to know this individual well throughout the hiring process and really enjoyed getting to know him so I wasn’t just professionally vested, I was personally vested.
On his first day and throughout the first week,
Master Barista and Asian Super Hero – Kato from the Green Hornet
Professional Goals
In the past two blog posts we discussed two related topics.
Are you invisible to your manager despite hard work and results?
Why hard work goes unnoticed
Last week I blogged about a candidate who in all rights is a superstar. Unfortunately, from a career standpoint, if you were to talk with her, you would never know it. I love how she puts in the hard work and is so humble,
Don’t confuse being humble or quiet with being introverted and unable to speak up
Accomplishment
Are you talking about your accomplishments in an interview? We think we are but most of us are not. We are too humble, too shy, or brought up to act differently. Many of us don’t realize it. The next few posts are going to show us how to talk about our accomplishments.
Just 37 easy steps
Normally this time of year, I would post on the topic of inappropriate Halloween costumes and make a prediction of what NSFW characters are going to show up at the company and create a negative reputation. I have done that a few times over the years and those posts are listed here:
2011: How HR views Halloween costumes
2012: Celebrities of 2012 that made the news and employee costume list
2013: How costumes affect your career
2014: Tasteless costumes of 2014
Been there,
Have you thought about your 5 year plan?
What is your 5 year plan?
The “What is your 5 year plan?” and “What is your 3-year plan?” are both very common interview questions. I admit I ask the question on a regular basis when I am conducting interviews and there are a couple of things I am looking for in the answers.