It’s one of the most mortifying moments of your career. You meant to have a productive conversation with your manager/colleague/senior VP – one that truly shows who you are and all you are capable of – but as your goals for the talk quickly got away...
There are a lot of shouldn’ts out there. And wouldn’ts and couldn’ts. Don’t forget about their negative cousins, the triple-threat of can’t, don’t, and won’t. These words are goal-derailers. Rounding out the list is the...
“Good things come to those who wait,” they say. But they also say: “Stop waiting for things to happen. Go out and make them happen.” So, which is it? You are reading the work of an impatient person, writing furiously so I can hit...
Ever meet someone who wasn’t quite who you thought she’d be? Like she was decidedly on guard? Or putting on an act? Some years ago I reached out to a woman at work I admired greatly. She had the title and the poise and operated with the exceptional...
Nicole Smart had one of those jobs everyone envied. So, why did she walk away? As the Management Council Legal Coordinator at the National Football League, Nicole had exposure to such big-time events as the Super Bowl and NFL Draft. Her primary role was to coordinate...
