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How We Are Taught Not to Succeed

Mar 10, 2014 | Career Management

I still remember my kindergarten class with Miss Fischer. We did our fair share of learning, memorizing the days of the week, the alphabet and so on. But more than that, I remember singing, playing, and climbing the jungle gym. It wasn’t until first grade that we...

Communicate More By Talking Less

Mar 3, 2014 | Communication

I recently had a conversation with someone who didn’t want the conversation to end. It started innocently enough as a hallway conversation. We hadn’t seen each other in a while. I made some small talk asking the person how things had been. After about five...

The Consultant’s Commute

Feb 24, 2014 | Career Management

If you work in the consulting industry and live in the metropolitan area of any major city, chances are, you’ve dealt with a long commute at times. Living in the Chicago suburbs, I’ve had my share of dealing with a long commutes. I’ve had clients range from Gary,...

Is it Gut Feel or Wishful Thinking?

Feb 17, 2014 | Career Management

Perhaps my father didn’t like me, because he raised me to be a Chicago Cubs fan. And since I’m a slow learner, by the time I realized the futility of being a Cubs fan, I was stuck; there was no switching teams. So now, every time I go to the friendly confines...

3 Ways to Make Yourself Expendable

Feb 17, 2014 | Career Management

We work in an environment of nearly constant change. Technology has not only changed the way we do virtually everything, the rate of change increases at a more rapid rate every day. For those who work in technology, the job market is pretty good these days. Despite...

The 3 Biggest Office Politics Plays

Feb 10, 2014 | Career Management

Everybody claims to hate playing politics. So why do so many people play the games? Business politics get in the way of productivity at every company on a daily basis. Politics generally occur when there are competing priorities in play at the same time. You see it...