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Following two seemingly random events, I started giving some attention to the saying “There’s no ‘I’ in Team.” The first event was seeing this clip from The Wyans Brothers’ comedy, Dance Flick. The second...

In my last post, I wrote about how my interview with my friend Carol Ross led to my insight that conversation drives brand evolution...

Recently, I was interviewed by my friend Carol Ross, founder of Carol Ross & Associates, and prolific blogger at A Bigger Voice, and Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living...

Mention you have a friend that you met online, and some folks react in a way that suggests there’s something a bit off about the relationship. Fortunately, today, most people “get” that leveraging the power of social media demands ability to develop relationships online. So, ...

As perhaps the best known philosophical riddle, if you say, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it,” most people will complete the question by saying, “does it make a sound?" Similarly, if you work at defining your brand without considering the people for whom you’re relevan...

A recent Sprint commercial about the “Now Network” noted that 26% of viewers had no idea what “twittering on Twitter” means. Yet, it’s clear that Twitter awareness is growing by leaps and bounds. Of course, this doesn’t mean opinions about Twitter are all positive. Many stil...

You’re probably familiar with the idea that small business is the engine of job growth. While this may well be true generally, today’s economic reality makes it difficult to wait for those new jobs to materialize. In...

Do you typically think of your self as a rock star? Neither do I. Sure, we all have those exhilarating moments; and some of us even play Guitar Hero. Yet, when things settle down, we return to our own status quo – whatever that may be. ...

Ah, beauty pageants! From Miss America to Miss Universe, we’re all familiar with these annual contests aimed at capturing the ever-changing face of beauty and intelligence. Yes, intelligence. ...

In my last entry, I referenced Lisa Barone’s terrific post, It’s Not the Recession, You Just Suck. After admitting that I sometimes want to say to people “maybe it is you,” I provided my own career transition reality check with a list of five common short falls. As pro...

Although I can be pretty direct, I enjoy a reputation for being anice guy. Generally speaking, I’m pretty positive and optimistic in working with folks in career transition; and I’m especially sensitive and encouraging with people who were displaced from their companies. Fo...

In my last post, I discussed the importance of building community for career success. I’ve continued to think about this and to discuss it in my seminars on self-marketing and networking. So, I believe it’s worth spending just a bit more time on the immense value in building community. J...

Recently, I met with a guy who has never looked for a job; and although displaced for barely a month, he already has three offers. Of course, I also met with people who say they’re frustrated that their job seeking efforts aren’t paying off after “weeks!” So, what’s the difference? Generall...

As a nation, we’ve long been fascinated and driven by change; from its certainty to its acceleration, we see it as the tide that sweeps in promise as well as challenge. ...