acceptance, accountability, candidate, career, coaching, employee, employer, engagement, hiring, HR, interview, interviewing, job-hunting, leadership, mentoring, recruiting, reputation, resiliency, responsibility, strategy, success, Uncategorized

Ask (Don’t Wait) for Feedback in Business and at Work

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A talented young colleague reached out to me this past week, in search of some interview …

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Respond (Pause), Don’t React to Conflict in Business and at Work

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After a weekend spent in two different mediation / conflict resolution training workshops in different parts …

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The Impact of Harassment is All That Matters in Business and at Work

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In the face of overwhelming documentary evidence (including but not limited to inappropriate photos, and an …

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Learn and Practice Safety First in School, Business and at Work

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My 12-year-old son Noah loves chemistry. His most recent book acquisition is an illustrated coffee-table-sized book …

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The Reputational Power of Customer Delight in Business and at Work

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When we started Joel’s custom picture-framing business The Best Framing Company 20 years ago, we paid …

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Preventing the Financial and Reputational Costs of Harassment Takes Strategic Leadership in Business and at Work

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This past Christmas Eve and Christmas Day respectively, two public-sector cautionary tales of the financial and …

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Nurture the Spark of Talent in Business and at Work

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As the drumming reached a crescendo at our church’s Solstice Service last night, the wonderful 5 …

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An Exercise in Electronic Etiquette in Business and at Work

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My son Noah and I attended a non-business dinner this past Friday night at the invitation …

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The Power of Parenting in Business and at Work

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In the last three months, I’ve heard some great stories about the power of parenting in …

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Making Everyone Else Wrong Does Not Make You Right (or Successful) in Business and at Work

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In recent memory, I believe the rapper Kanye West perfectly illustrates the very slippery slope of …

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