• You’re unhappy with your job, but please don’t do this

    Not a week goes by that someone doesn’t pull me aside at a coffee shop to confess they hate their job. I’ve noticed shortly after sharing their discontent, they say some version of I really need to update my resume and start looking. No, no, no. It seems like a good impulse. You’re unhappy with […]

  • On my nightstand: From asking for help to the creative mindset “Yes, And”

    In a good book the best is between the lines. –Swedish Proverb Here’s what I’m currently reading— Much like Brene Brown says in the foreword, I look at Amanda Palmer and think, I have nothing in common with you. And then I read The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People […]

  • It’s not the job market that will get in your way. It’s you.

    I was talking to a great guy recently about his job search. He has an impressive resume of top jobs with organizations familiar to all of us. He’s smart, articulate, a master problem solver, and someone who doesn’t just say the words “team” and “collaboration”, but truly lives these concepts. His skillset is impressive, and […]