Should You Behave (Well) When You Get the Boot?

The  Quora question was phrased differently but the thought was the same.
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Should you behave (well) when you get fired?

Like many things in life –  true whether you’re the CEO and/or founder, or the guy/gal handling the mail – it depends.

Here’s 4 things to consider:

What’s your goal? While it can feel good to tell people off, is it going to help you or hinder you?… Read the rest

Bad Sign for a Startup: When the Founder Bails

The last big tech boom – eleven years ago – had collars and handcuffs wrapped around founders and early hires.

Apart from the joy, challenge and excitement in creating something from nothing (btw – something not to be ignored or underestimated) the big financial upside was in stock. Stock which in many cases couldn’t be cashed out until the startup went public or got bought.… Read the rest

10 Secrets Headhunters (Usually) Don’t Tell You – Part 7 of the series “Choose Me, Hire Me!”

Headlines blare: “Why You Should Hire Me.” While times may be challenged, there is work (and jobs) to be had. I’ve been in the people (and teams) coaching business for over 25 years , both as a coach to managers and teams and also as someone directly responsible for hiring thousands of people through roles running large staffing / recruiting operations.Read the rest