Yes, I know it is a rough economy and sometimes you just have to let people go. But what happens if you keep the person who is creating chaos and disharmony for everyone else? Recently, I wrote a post about toxic personalities: But this type of person is dangerous to others too. Some take it…
Category Archives: Business
Do something healthy for you today!
Just in case you think I have changed from a career marketing professional to a health guru, let me assure you that is not the case. But I firmly believe in the overall health of everyone from multiple perspectives. I think that you need to consider everything (but in stages) to help you reach your…
Start with Organization
Through the years, people have commented, “You are so organized! How do you do it all?” Unfortunately, this is another misconception about me, much like how I deal with balance as we discussed in yesterday’s post, Start with Balance. This is the fourth post in the series, You have to Start to Finish. Organization is…
Start with Balance
People who know me will find this to be a hilarious topic. Start with Balance is post # 3 in my You have to START to finish series. Balance is one of the things I hear everyone talking about these days and I am about as out of whack as they come with the topic…
How United Airlines exceeded my expectations
This was my year to start in a new direction. I started 2010 with renewed focus on Design Resumes. Gung ho to infuse myself with cutting-edge job search and career marketing strategies, I eagerly signed up for not 1 but 3 career conferences even though I hadn’t flown in 15 years. The first in Baltimore,…
Is this a good time for you to talk?
When you make your next phone call or contact, put that title phrase into your head, “Is this a good time for you to talk?” When you are in job search mode or business networking mode, you need to always remember that just because it is convenient for you to talk at a certain time,…
A little tool for decision making
When I am working with clients who are trying to make a decision about a job offer or between two career paths, I tell them about a little tool I use to help me figure things out. I call it my Pro / Con tool. Essentially, this is it: You take a sheet of paper…
1 of my Favorite Communication Tools
Communication tools make our ability to do things so much better. Technology is changing so rapidly that it is hard to keep up. This post will give you some tips as to how I have optimized my work and office. Frequently, I am asked about how I use Skype. I wrote this post to tell…
Do YOU Look Credible?
Today it seems that everyone has an online presence of some sort: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs, or blog comments. The growth of “social media” involvement expands daily and this leads me to my pet peeve of the day. What do you look like online? As I look at my Twitter stream, Facebook news feed, LinkedIn…
Do you Subscribe?
Like many bloggers, I use Feedburner to manage my subscriptions. I am still learning to use all the features and I was commenting to my husband that I had x number of e-mail subscribers. He said: “So people pay to read your blog?” I laughed at him. He doesn’t do computers and if he wants…
