Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
It happens all the time with work; the job offer, the investment opportunity, or the candidate you surfaced are great but the timing is wrong. So how do you say “no” and leave the door open to return?
Here’s one thought on how to keep the door open rather than permanently shut when you reject someone.
It starts, by the way, by having a clear bead on where you are, and what you’re looking for. … Read the rest
Not got milk, redemption. The substance is different but the concept’s the same.
Do you have what you you need in your life to grow?
Unless you’re oblivious, a narcissist, or the uncommonly lucky, everyone has career regrets. There are jobs not offered, “just” promotions denied, and layoffs that should have been someone else’s, not yours (or mine).… Read the rest
It happens. You think you’re set in your job and somebody else catches your boss’ eye.
They’re prettier (or more handsome) and project a better executive presence, or code better, and perhaps could charm the skin off a snake and sell better.
The next thing you know someone has been hired over you in the corporate hierarchy (“layered” is the HR term) and that secure feeling you had is gone south.… Read the rest
It’s a pretty typical interview process.
You’ve met with a recruiter and the hiring manager. Now you fly in the night before and meet a bunch of people in a series of individual and group interviews that will last the entire next day. You fly home that night.
They love you and have offered you a job. Ready to accept the offer?… Read the rest
It’s a common refrain; one that even ended up as a question for the digerati at Quora.
Just how do you keep life, like a river, from passing you by?
There are signals everywhere that you must do more to keep your head above water; even more if you want to “pull ahead.”
A recent Fortune magazine article chronicled the life of a young exec who had her “home” in San Francisco, lived mostly in an apartment near her work in Menlo Park when she wasn’t spending her considerable time on the road.… Read the rest
Our 20 week-old Terrier-mix pup Porter’s maiden trip to Dolores Park brought back memories of the countless mornings and evenings spent with our much beloved, now-deceased, mutt Roady playing chase, kong fetch, and rolling on his back (Roady, not me) playing “sharky.”
It may turn out that you can go back, but will you find your former beliefs and behaviors in the future?… Read the rest