Keeping your network active – Issue #32 I often refer to the physics of a flywheel when I talk about putting energy into your network. A flywheel needs a great deal of force to get it moving. However, once it is spinning, it stores kinetic energy so that it keeps on spinning for a long…

Most people don’t follow this advice – Issue #31 Note: I want to make your subscription even more valuable. So, starting this week I will be sending short daily emails with quick career tips that you can immediately apply to your working life. Some people have strengths and talents that enable them to be successful…

🚀 It happens to all of us – Issue #30 Sooner or later, we all become vulnerable at work. Long-term employment is becoming a thing of the past. My longest tenure at any company was four years. Now, people sometimes stay in a company for only one to two years. Most of us will face…

10 Companies that Will Allow You to Live Anywhere You Want – Issue #29 For knowledge workers, the days of being forced to commute back and forth for your job may finally be coming to an end. Yay! 🎉🎉🎉 We were talking about telecommuting, distributed teams, and remote work decades ago when I worked for IBM.…

The good, the bad, and the ugly mistakes candidates make – Issue #28 I interviewed a bit during my 26-year career to land the jobs that I had. However, not as much as you might think, thanks to warm intros and having good champions inside the companies who helped me break into the hidden job market. However, I did interview enough…

Be ready for the peaks and valleys in your career – Issue #27 Business Insider published a humbling illustration of the ages at which you peak at a number of things in your life. For example, muscle strength peaks at 25 years old (or later for those of us who were lazy in our 20s and finally started working out…

🚀 Advice from someone who has been there – Issue #26 This question came in recently through my anonymous Q&A form. I’ve summarized it here. “…It feels like a battle of wills during our 1:1s where he’s looking for a ‘Daddy I need your help’ situation which is something I never, ever need from him.…

Be honest and careful with your responses – Issue #25 Practice to become more confident It isn’t possible to predict every potential question you will receive during a job interview. But, we all know that some are relatively common and asked almost every time. Do your homework about the company, the role, the people working there,…

Just don’t compare your chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 20 – Issue #24 Take advantage of my Back to School Special on the paid version of this newsletter! Sign up now and get 20% off the subscription price for one year. This offer is only good for one week and must be redeemed before…

Define your career breaking points before it’s too late – Issue #23 You are going to be asked to do a lot of things during your career. You should expect some requests and tasks, and most will be appropriate. Some activities will feel uncomfortable, even when they are excellent opportunities for your growth.  However, some…