What are you feeding your brain and your soul?

What are you feeding your brain and your soul? I feel that you can learn a lot about people by finding out what they listen to and read. The other night at a company dinner I overheard our CEO mention he listens to podcasts during his morning workout. I asked him what...

What are you feeding your brain and your soul?

I feel that you can learn a lot about people by finding out what they listen to and read. The other night at a company dinner I overheard our CEO mention he listens to podcasts during his morning workout. I asked him what his favorite podcasts are. I have now added...

You need a kinetic job search

You need a kinetic job search The word kinetic first came up in science class when talking about kinetic energy.  But then it came up again in news reports about battles in Afghanistan and Iraq as a “kinetic military action” or a “kinetic battle.”  It hit me… that is...

So what…

So what… What is the right response to people when they tell you about a problem they are having or may have in the future?  There is an argument that “so what” may be the best response.  Not the demeaning “So What?!” that we have heard throughout our lives but the...

Break out of the Tick Tock of your job search

Break out of the Tick Tock of your job search You keep doing the same think in your job search and yet you are surprised when you get the same results.  This is because we are stuck in the Tick Tock of the job search.  We do what we find comfortable, not what gets...

Why you should ALWAYS follow up.

Why you should ALWAYS follow up. I had a great example yesterday of why you should ALWAYS follow-up.  I recently started recruiting for an inside sales position.  I had an employee tell me “I have a great person for that position.  I will have them get in touch with...