More than a living

Common sense. It seems so, well, common.
Truth of the matter is: it’s not.
I mean, common common sense is a little more prevalent than for which I give it credit. But your common sense?
Nope. Not common, at all.
You see, your common sense is different than everyone else’s common sense. Your common sense is based on the […]

When you cast about your organization, who epitomizes your organization’s values? Do you see it just in the executive suite, or do you see it in the line (or in walking among the cubes)? How is your messaging reinforcing the definition of success at your company?
Who actively communicates what your organization stands for, inside and […]

It’s become clear that more interaction with our reader base would be both welcome and warranted. Toby has mentioned it, both in conversation and in posts. Amy has mentioned it. And I know I could use it.
I mean, as much as I like to think that I’m the smartest guy in the room, this is […]

(Feel free to hum along with Peter Tosh while you’re reading this.)
When I was on the corporate side of the desk, I tended to place a great deal of emphasis on writing plans.
So much so, that some people still cringe when I mention that I’m working on a plan.
“Does it have an executive summary?” they […]

Sometimes, these things just write themselves. Or I write them, when I’m doing something else. Either way, this little ditty I composed seem worthy of inflicting upon the masses.
I’m going to elaborate a bit on a problem with which I’ve struggled my whole professional life. (I’m sure Toby will be willing to corroborate this.) It […]

You’ve had your review. Hopefully with feedback from many, likely with input and reflections just from your manager.
No one becomes “valued” doing just their one thing - we are all replaceable when we fail to differentiate against our stereotype or next-best candidate for the job. You can be the most brilliant, wicked smart recruiter (or […]

Not that this comes as a shock to you, gentle reader, but a recent survey by Vital Smarts provides some more fuel for the “your organization doesn’t know what it’s doing” fire.
Turns out, most folks are well attuned to the impending doom of corporate projects. But they remain silent. Allowing the project to fail. Seems […]

Firing an employee is a sensitive thing. You don’t actually hear about a lot of people getting fired these days — layoffs, “RIFs” and other corporate double-speak for letting people go is more typical. Actually firing a person is (in my experience anyway) pretty rare and usually only done in serious circumstances.
Well, except at Apple.
An […]

Cameron Moll of Authentic Boredom was taking a look at the recent job listings on his site. And he’s provided some analysis of his review.
My favorite? The second bullet under the analysis. Specifically:
In today’s job market, I question the usefulness of such vague titles as “Web Designer” and “Web Developer”. While that may be the […]

I had a little rant for organizations over on hypocritical, entitled Your target market is closer than you think.
Don’t tell anyone else I’m doing this, but because I like you, I’m going to hit the high points, here. If you want to slog through the whole thing, be my guest.

Your target market–your true target market, […]