Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Corporate ladder, meet elevator
15 applications later, things are getting desperate. I will listen to dad.
Proven Cover Letter Format
Have you turned in 10 plus resumes with no response and heard less than crickets? It’s a wasteland. It’s a silent black hole. Not even a “Don’t call us, we will call you?” If you have experienced the application black hole,
I talk with a recent graduate who takes the right attitude and asks great questions
It’s a thing with every generation
I have been working with millennial’s recently and running into a similar theme. The millennials I am meeting with are clearly smart and they are driven. This generation just doesn’t have the experience to know how the system works and from what I am seeing,
Great costume for the workplace
Inappropriate Halloween Costume
Not just Halloween costumes, but Inappropriate Halloween Costume is today’s topic du jour. It is the middle of October and some of us are thinking about costumes for the company Halloween costume contest. Remember, it is a Halloween costume contest. It is not an Inappropriate Halloween costume contest.
Momentum will mean the difference between a career that moves and a career that stagnates.
Career Momentum
Wondering how you establish credibility and career momentum as a new hire? Whether you are a recent graduate or a veteran of the corporate game, credibility is the one thing that doesn’t take any special skills to acquire.
Sit like this during an interview and you will send the wrong message
Body language and the interview
Body language during an interview is the topic of today’s post. We might be saying the right things, but if your body isn’t communicating a consistent message, we might as well stay at home. If your body is communicating disinterest,
Manage your manager using the Gallup Q12 questions
Gallup Q12 for employees
This week’s I want to blog about how we can use the Gallup Q12 questions so that you, as an individual contributor, can set yourself up for success. I believe that employees should take control of their careers. If we wait for our manager to get us promoted,
We have all been told to inspire, coach and motivate. But how does that translate to management behavior?
New manager training
Disclaimer: The following is not a preferred new manager training course. A new manager training would actually have a start and continue throughout the entire career. Even CEO’s receive management training.
Are you willing to “do”
Find your dream job
Today’s post is a success story of a candidate going from frustration to dream job. I couldn’t be happier or prouder of this guy. He worked his ass off and he deserves every bit of his success. He went from a frustrated fishing guide to Exec Director in his field of study.
Commutes are a great time to listen to business podcasts
Business Podcasts
I receive requests for a list of recommended business books on a regular basis. If my parents knew that folks were coming to ME for a reading list they would be rolling over in their graves. Growing up, they were big on the classics and I was more into Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Anarchists Cookbook.
Corporate Team Building that REALLY is safe. Everyone holding red-hot metal ready to be made into a knife.
Disclaimer:
This is not a paid or sponsored blog post. Max Levi/Lawless Forge did not pay or even ask me to write this post. I didn’t attend this event with the thought of writing a blog post.
It’s not what we say, but how we say it that will avoid a Hostile Work Environment
Politics in the workplace, the new Hostile Work Environment
Today I am making some predictions as it relates to the Hostile Work Environment. If you have been pissed off about topics in the past, stop reading and check out one of my favorite podcasts “How I Built This”
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