Do what you are supposed to do, when you are supposed to do it. That’s the single greatest piece of advice I can give young employees looking to make a name for themselves within their organization. Sounds a little elementary, but more often than not, young over achievers spend such a great deal of time looking for ways to stand out and go “above and beyond” that they abandon the work they are supposed to [...]
Dec 052010
Last week, I wrote about a recent poll from JobsintheUS asking employers: Would you hire someone with visible tattoos that could not be covered up at work? In that article, I examined this question from the side of the employers. Today, we’ll take a look at it from the job seeker’s perspective. As I mentioned last week, despite the prevalence of body art in pop culture today, the presence of tattoos is viewed negatively by [...]
Is it me, or does it seem that many people fail to connect their actions today with their ability or inability to achieve future-oriented goals? After dropping my teenager off at the climbing gym last evening, I took the opportunity to walk Main Street with my wife. After stopping for sushi and miso soup, we meandered around, and wandered into bakery, where my wife picked up a slice of cheesecake to go. For the past [...]
The young captains, many of whom don’t know they’re way around seas, and lacking the knowledge that only comes with age and experience, are ill-equipped for fishing in the open waters. Yet that’s where they’ll soon be sent. And quickly, they’ll find that those exotic fish are harder to find in the open ocean than they anticipated.
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