Blog - "The Lightbulb"

Let's face it, the career path isn't always a smooth highway. It's more like a winding road with unexpected bumps, detours, and maybe even a flat tire or two. Whether it's a project that didn't pan out, a difficult colleague, a missed promotion, or even the general...

In today's competitive job market, simply listing your skills and experience isn't enough. You need to showcase your value to potential employers. This means going beyond the generic bullet points and highlighting your accomplishments – those concrete examples of how...

Is your effort worth the outcome? Is the juice worth the squeeze? I am not sure when I first heard that phrase. I am sure it was in some conference room working through a new process or related to a project. But the phrase has always stuck with me. Is the effort worth...

My son is home this week. He is on the coaching staff of a Division 1 men’s basketball team. Sadly they lost during this past weekend’s playoff tourney in the third round but they had an incredible season. I asked him at dinner what the head coach says to the team at...

Another tidbit from the “I learned it from my parents” category is the word thank you. Good ole Merriam-Webster’s definition is “a polite expression of one’s gratitude” or “something that you give or do to show thanks.” My mother has made saying thank you an art form....

You’ve been laid off, furloughed, down-sized, right-sized or terminated. It doesn’t matter what the word is as it all feels the same…devastating. We've been there and it is no fun. Even those furloughed are not guaranteed to walk back into the door of their employer....

I had my own aha moment today. My parents instilled in me early on that first impressions are important and certainly critical in the business world. We’ve all heard this, right? Teachers and career counselors all preach this. My father, along with a very stern...