Perspectives

General ·

What It Felt Like 8 Years Ago in the Chicago Suburbs. ‘The Economic Death of a Community is Hushed.’

My old friend Bob wrote the following in 2009. And before you read it, remember that Dodd-Frank was brought in after the 2008-09 financial crisis with the aim of avoiding another financial meltdown. Never a Mecca of excitement to begin with, my town—let’s just call it Sleepyville—was mostly composed of neat, modest middle-class homes and…

Candidates ·

A CV is formal wear. LinkedIn is smart casual. Have both in your wardrobe.

I’ve recently read blogs stating you should burn your CV and only use LinkedIn. It’s an inane premise, but seems to be gathering steam nonetheless. Time to set it straight. Both are now necessary when building one’s career and profile. Both are quite different. No one dresses in the same style wherever they go, nor…

Hints & Tips ·

A Job Is Not A Career. It’s a Job. And a House Is Not a Home..

Many of the people I coach have worked over 20 years. They’re halfway through their career trajectory (yes, about 40 years or more of working is about right) with enough variety in their jobs and locations to know what they do well. Moreover, they’ve been around long enough to have built a varied and professional…

Communication ·

10 Points To Consider-The Importance of Workplace Manners In A World of A.I.

More than simple politesse, manners are the “instruction guide” for us humans. Indeed, manners matter even MORE today than in the past. Machines cannot be geared for manners, nor conscientiousness. As AI becomes ubiquitous, the importance of human behaviour will increase in utility. Friction is caused by two objects moving against each other. Manners are…

Communication ·

The Authentic Voice When Interviewing

If you’re going to invest time and effort putting yourself “out in the market”, it’s necessary to show who you are, both written and verbally. Obviously, there is a degree of artfulness in how to present yourself once know your audience. In all that preparation of getting pushed onto the stage, what can get buried…

Hints & Tips ·

Your Three Main Network Groups. Use With Care.

I recently spoke to someone going through a re-org within a large MNC, unsure whether he’ll stay longer or be asked to move on. In the meantime, he was sending out notes to everyone he knew. The “Putting-Out-The-Word” shuffle, getting hold of the most valuable contacts to see if they could help. He wasn’t having…

Communication ·

Onboarding vs.Waterboarding: How Not to Drown at the Outset

‘Onboarding? More like waterboarding,’ said a friend when I asked if his new company was onboarding him at all. I later met up with someone else who said the new company’s onboarding strategy was to go around the office and introduce the COO, CMO, CIO (who essentially said ‘don’t bother me if you have questions,…

Talent and Hiring ·

The Common Sense Job Description – In Short Supply

The JD is far from outdated. As technology continues to reshape hiring, the JD of the future will be different (here is a recent such column from the FT). But in 2016, it remains a pillar of the hiring process, as does a CV. So let’s focus on the here and now.. I see an increasing…

Communication ·

Salary Negotiation; Another Story From The Trenches

I recently had lunch with a friend of mine, comparing notes on her business and mine. A lawyer by trade, she has worked for her current company–a US MNC–for about seven years. That day she was somewhat preoccupied by the pending merge she and her team will soon make, into another division of the company.…

Communication ·

Please Don’t Be Quiet, Please

I had a friend here in Singapore, a senior-level executive who’d lived in Asia for a number of years, and was working for a US MNC,, covering Southeast Asia. He’d mentioned that he and the family would like to return to the United States on the coattails of the company (he’d been with them about…

What It Felt Like 8 Years Ago in the Chicago Suburbs. ‘The Economic Death of a Community is Hushed.’

A CV is formal wear. LinkedIn is smart casual. Have both in your wardrobe.

A Job Is Not A Career. It’s a Job. And a House Is Not a Home..

10 Points To Consider-The Importance of Workplace Manners In A World of A.I.

The Authentic Voice When Interviewing

Your Three Main Network Groups. Use With Care.

Onboarding vs.Waterboarding: How Not to Drown at the Outset

The Common Sense Job Description – In Short Supply

Salary Negotiation; Another Story From The Trenches

Please Don’t Be Quiet, Please

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What It Felt Like 8 Years Ago in the Chicago Suburbs. ‘The Economic Death of a Community is Hushed.’​

A CV is formal wear. LinkedIn is smart casual. Have both in your wardrobe.

A Job Is Not A Career. It’s a Job. And a House Is Not a Home..

10 Points To Consider-The Importance of Workplace Manners In A World of A.I.

The Authentic Voice When Interviewing

Your Three Main Network Groups. Use With Care.

Onboarding vs.Waterboarding: How Not to Drown at the Outset

The Common Sense Job Description – In Short Supply

Salary Negotiation; Another Story From The Trenches

Please Don’t Be Quiet, Please

Contact

The Art of the Smart

Browse the site

Perspectives

What It Felt Like 8 Years Ago in the Chicago Suburbs. ‘The Economic Death of a Community is Hushed.’