Power Up Your Career With a Sponsor — 5 Tips To Find An Advocate
We’ve all heard the expression that it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. In our current business environment, being top notch at your job and sitting around waiting to be lauded, rewarded, and promoted won't really cut it. What you know is important, but who you...
Would You Quit Your Job for $5,000?
When I first heard of this unusual Amazon practice -- offering employees $5,000 to quit their jobs -- I had to read it a second time to make sure I had it right. But, I did: Every year, Amazon offers workers in its distribution warehouses up to $5,000 to quit. Say...
Taking Ownership: Do You Pass The Google Test?
Would you pass the "Google Test?" An intriguing article on Forbes.com, titled "How Google Picks New Employees (Hint: It's Not About Your Degree)," focused on the five qualities that Lazlo Bock, Google’s SVP of People Operations, looks for in new hires. Surprisingly,...
Lessons From Golf’s Masters Tournament: Career Mastery
The 2014 Masters Tournament is underway as I write this post -- always an exciting event for everyone who loves the sport of golf. This year's field of golfers consists of 91 professionals and six amateurs, representing a total of 21 countries -- all vying for the...
National Workplace Wellness Week: Professional Development’s Impact on Health
Did you know the first full week in April -- April 7 to 11th -- is National Workplace Wellness Week? No, that’s not a late April Fool's joke -- it’s a real resolution that was initiated by the American Heart Association and passed by the House of Representatives. I...
Innovation: The Exciting New Vision TEDx Philadelphia Shared
Last Friday, March 28, the city of Philadelphia was proud to host a TEDx conference titled, "The New Workshop of the World." Most people have heard of TED talks, but for those who haven’t, TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. TED's focus is always...
Women in the Boardroom: Good for Women, Good for Business
Do more women have a seat at the table in corporate boardrooms across America? Let me toss some sobering statistics at you: 1. In 2013, only 16.9% of Fortune 500 board seats were occupied by women. (This is only two percentage points higher than it was in 2006,...
Are College Grads Learning the Soft Skills Needed to Succeed?
Earning a college degree is getting more and more expensive. There's now troubling research that indicates the ROI on these degrees isn't what these graduates expected. College graduates have an increasingly hard time finding jobs for the skills they have learned, and...
Spring Clean Your Career!
Happy spring! I wish I could say that spring was in the air when I wrote this blog, but the temps were still pretty frigid where BRODY is located in the Philadelphia suburbs. The snow also was still evident on the ground. After a few days of warmer weather, our...
Are You Waiting for the “Luck of the Irish” to Strike in Your Career?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope all of you have the “luck of the Irish” today. And speaking of luck ... Have you ever known someone who always seems to be lucky? They’re always in the right place at the right time. They always meet and impress the right people....