Creating Clarity, Removing Barriers, and Finding the Right People Rethinking Job Descriptions The key to finding the right people for any organization does not begin with the interview process. It begins much sooner,…
It’s Not About Agreeing. It’s About Deciding for Yourself. We will disagree. At some point, somebody will tell us what they think we should do. A parent or parents. A teacher. A friend….
Lost in Our Own Biases We don’t simply misunderstand what people say. We misunderstand what their communication means. When we don’t understand something, we fill the gap. We make assumptions. We create explanations….
Choosing a Different Way I may be one of the few career advisors who regularly encourage job seekers to break the rules. Not because I don’t understand the rules. I understand them well…
Most job seekers approach employment the same way: they see a job, submit a resume, and then wait, hoping an employer will contact them with good news. I understand that approach, and it…
For organizations hiring and for people searching for jobs, artificial intelligence isn’t coming; it is already here. Both sides of the employment equation are using it. Employers are using AI to write and…
When your fear is greater than your desire to succeed “You do not have to feel confident to take the next step. You only have to decide that your future is more important…
Most of us would like to believe that our workplaces are free from politics and drama. However, in my experience, even the best organizations have multiple levels of tension due to politics, drama,…
“Life is a ladder we all don’t climb at the same speed. Some of us begin in valleys, some on hillsides. Each of our views are different, that is all.” – Joan Silber…
Many small and medium-sized organizations don’t have a dedicated human resources function. Even when they do, blind spots still exist. Those blind spots don’t show up in obvious ways. They show up in…