The start of the year likely has made you think about what job you would really love to have, and give you the impetus to go searching for it. However, with so many people in the market for a new position right now, it’s important to make sure that your application documents avoid many of the common, fundamental mistakes that are so commonly made by many job … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Ensure Your Resume Stands out From the Competition
Leadership
What’s the Difference between JUST a Job and a Vocation?
Sometimes we need a crisis to finally make positive changes in our lives. When it comes to changing our work, the crisis could be a layoff, a financial calamity, a divorce, or an illness. After 40, you don’t want or need JUST another job, and you don’t need to retire to a golf course to discuss the good old days. After 40 you still feel young and hopeful; if only you could … [Read more...] about What’s the Difference between JUST a Job and a Vocation?
Understanding How Leaders Think
Textbooks on strategic planning describe actions taken in the marketplace by competing companies to gain competitive advantage. Major types of strategies are cataloged and given various names by different authors. Often these strategies and tactics are so bold and innovative that they "change the rules of the game." Leaders are increasingly being advised to seek that objective … [Read more...] about Understanding How Leaders Think
Emotional Stories that Sell: Techniques for Deeply Moving Buyers’ Decisions
As brain science now proves, emotions play a critical role in decision making. Human beings make rapid, subconscious, emotional decisions in one part of the brain, and then justify (or possibly adjust) those decisions more rationally in another area. Research also shows that we recall information more clearly and easily when it's attached to emotion. "If you want to … [Read more...] about Emotional Stories that Sell: Techniques for Deeply Moving Buyers’ Decisions
The Six Secret Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs
Working from home is a form of entrepreneurship in and of itself, but whether you’re at a desk or in the office, there are several principles to cultivating success. Entrepreneurship is all about working with what you have to build better and smarter systems. This idea can be applied to work in nearly any setting. So what do all of the Silicon Valley hotshots and New York … [Read more...] about The Six Secret Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs