Having a gigantic selection of career possibilities is a good thing, right? Not so much if you have a huge desire to make a change in your life and feel overwhelmed by choices. It reminds me of my single days, when I didn’t have my handsome, warm husband at home. In any social situation, there […]
My heart broke as I watched dejected Lehman Brothers employees carry their personal effects out of their offices on Sunday. As much as they were aware of strain in their company, if they are like typical corporate employees, most did not expect the bankruptcy outcome. I was so fascinated to see this right as I […]
I was really excited to do this interview with Andy Wibbels of www.andywibbels.com after I heard that he took a "day job" as Marketing Manager at Six Apart. I have known Andy for a long time and have always admired his candor, sass and brand, as well as his business sense. Since he has done […]
One of the things I am really enjoying about Twitter is quick access to really great stuff around the web. Via following Hugh McLeod of Gaping Void, I found this gem by Paul Graham. It is called You weren’t meant to have a boss and is thought-provoking, especially for programmers. It is also perfect fodder […]
One of the things I am really enjoying about Twitter is quick access to really great stuff around the web. Via following Hugh McLeod of Gaping Void, I found this gem by Paul Graham. It is called You weren’t meant to have a boss and is thought-provoking, especially for programmers. It is also perfect fodder […]
As the saying goes, if I had a nickel for every time someone asked me “When is the right time to leave my day job?”, I would be rich. Just the other day, I received the following email: “Can you recommend a good strategy for leaving the “cube nation” when there are limited job opportunities […]
I have been reading about the death of newspapers for sometime now and have seen the decline myself by anemic daily editions that land at my doorstep. But it wasn’t until I read the following line in Seth Godin’s book The Dip that I got nostalgic: “If you work at a big-city newspaper, you can […]
The absolute best part of writing this blog is when I get emails like this from my readers: "I wanted to let you know that I’ve left my University job of 12 years to do workflow consulting. I read David Allen’s book "Getting Things Done," which made a huge improvement in my life and lead […]
I have had an advance copy of Stanford Professor Robert Sutton’s book The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t for a couple of months now and have been waiting for the right time to weigh in with my thoughts. You may say that Robert and I bonded over the […]
I have had an advance copy of Stanford Professor Robert Sutton’s book The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t for a couple of months now and have been waiting for the right time to weigh in with my thoughts. You may say that Robert and I bonded over the […]