About five months ago, I started having chest pains whenever I did anything that required even mild exertion. The pains were not severe, but I was concerned enough to see a doctor. I have always been athletic and in great shape, so I assumed it was nothing. Tests, tests and more tests The first...
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One of the secrets to Turbo Charge your Career is being fit. I am not talking about joining a gym necessarily. I am talking about getting physically, emotionally, and spiritually fit. Pump Me Up To be physically fit, all you need to do is eat food that is good for you. You know what...
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For many years, I have been against annual or semi-annual performance appraisals, sometimes called reviews. The idea that once a year you and your boss sit down face to face and talk about how you did the entire previous year just seems unnatural. The business guru Dr. W. Edward Deming agrees with me. Surprise!!...
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As a career coach and senior executive, I can’t tell you how often I hear people say “I hate my job. I just don’t know what to do with my life. I really hate my job. What do you think I should do?” That is a very tough question that I can’t answer for...
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As you may be able to tell from my postings, I am big on telling stories and big on controlling your emotions. My reason for doing so is that I have seen countless examples where people have said or done things “in the moment” that they wish they could take back. In many cases,...
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Are you a good manager? I have been studying and observing business and business people for more than two decades. During that time, I have seen more than my fair share of personalities that find themselves managing people. Some are perfectly suited to leading people, creating a business strategy, and artfully executing that strategy. ...
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In recent weeks, several colleagues have asked my help to find a new job. Finding a job is pretty hard, but with some skill it can be made easier. Most people just shot gun resumes until one sticks. That does work, but it is a lot more painful. How Long Will it Take The...
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Charley Charley, a new retiree-greeter at Wal-Mart, just couldn’t seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, really tidy, clean-shaven, sharp minded and a real credit to the company; obviously demonstrating their “Older Person Friendly” policies. One day...
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Email may be one of the most effective and efficient forms of communication since the telephone. And, it can be one of the leading causes of workplace problems since the rumor mill. When used correctly, email is a truly wonderful tool, but it is also a way of sending impersonal, and unnecessarily harsh communiques...
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Being a writer, I have been awed and humbled by the power of words. “The pen is mightier than the sword“ coined by English author Edward Bulwer-Lyttonin 1839 has been something that writers, revolutionaries, and underdogs have lived by since it was uttered. Words like Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech have inspired millions...
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