More than a living

Looking to make the leap? Start talking up your “A list” friends.
A list players are getting targeted for recruitment purposes, and they are one of your best bets to get into something interesting. Recruiters love them, because they are essentially vouching for their recommendations.
Tis the season, and be sure to sprinkle a bit of your […]

My favorite?
If you suspect that you’re working in a madhouse, you probably are. Even sociopaths have jobs. Don’t delude yourself by thinking you’ll change what the organization regards as a “turkey farm.” Flee.
You might have a different favorite. I’d love to hear which one it is. Read the rest of the points of The Career […]

I get Rick’s rant – particularly if you’ve ever been duped into hiring based on a resume and interview, and discover the “new toy” out of the wrapper was completely plastic. All packaging, no product.
I’m of two minds about fluffed resumes (damn those fluffers, which is how I’ve come to think of them). On the […]

Now, let’s be honest. We’ve all told a little fib or two on our resume from time to time. Added a little hyperbole. (Like saying that you were Time’s Person of the Year in 2006.) Blown a few things out of proportion. Reported a metric that might have been little off-topic.
It happens. It’s a first […]

No more complaining about government waste. Ok, well maybe a little bit more - but here is a bright shiny offering in return for your hard-earned tax dollars: a long list of best practices, including this 2000 GAO report “Human Capital Management - A Self Assessment Checklist for Agency Leaders“.
If you haven’t visited the site, […]

All of us get stressed from time to time. But some of us tend to work in an atmosphere of almost constant stress.
And to retain our sanity, what do we do? We tell ourselves little fibs. Little lies that keep us going through the stress. As with any dysfunctional relationship, we search for excuses. Because […]

The more manifestos the better. That’s what we always say.
And while 26 points may be a little long–and rival the verbosity of our own postulates–I think this is well worth the read: The Happy At Work Manifesto
(Hat tip to Curt Rosengren)

I’m not a fan of the inspirational posters that hang on the walls of so many offices and companies these days. They are well intended, but too often feel like window-dressing - there to send a message but without conviction.
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable […]

While it doesn’t come as a shocker that disrespect in the work place is a leading cause for burnout, it does seem interesting that it may be the primary cause for burnout.
Usually, folks point to “over work,” “poor work life balance,” and “unrealistic expectations” as the keys to burnout. But the respect of the organization […]

This really did start out as a comment to John Moore’s Brand Autopsy entry entitled Is it Making Money or Making Meaning? But I just kept writing and writing and writing. So I thought I’d move it over here.
In the post, John argues that employees join a company to make meaning but stay with a […]