So…your organization just got a new executive. Maybe she’s your boss…or your boss’s boss. Just how much power does she have? Do the higher-ups have confidence in her? Does he appoint someone new to a key post? Does she create a new post and bring in her own candidates? Does he replace somene in a […]
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Career Change in The New Economy
Does career change call for different tactics when the econoomy changes? A reporter called me with a series of questions on this subject. Here’s how I answered. Q. Conventional wisdom says that even when the recession is over, we will find ourselves in a new reality in which we must all be prepared to change […]
Career Advice: Challenge your social environment
When career change seems stalled, take a look at the people in your life. The people you hang out with will influence your success in many ways. Sadly, you may have to bite the bullet and release negative people from your life. Don’t be too quick to drop someone who’s having a bad day. But […]
Great book on for today’s times: Rebound
Rebound by Martha Finney is one of the best career books I’ve read in a long time. The author focuses on a single topic: getting laid off when you’re in mid-career. While some reviewers claim Rebound offers nothing new, I would say Rebound puts the information together in a compelling style that’s easy to follow. […]
Escape From Cubicle Nation…but to what?
Pamela Slim’s book, Escape from Cubicle Nation, will be available at the end of this month. It’s a really good book about starting your business — something most corporate denizens will need to do, whether they want to or not. Today Pam wrote an article for the New York Times career section. She writes that […]