It takes a leader to move the needle
Some say that an idle mind is the devil’s playground. However, I disagree and think most idle minds just waste time. It takes a leader to move the needle. Progress was never achieved by sitting back and waiting for someone else to step up. It is achieved with an idea driven to execution.
I have been [...]
Beyond the 9-5
While other blogs are fighting for four-day work weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about maximizing my commitment to my career (current job and future). In my opinion if you’re a clock watcher, putting in your time 9-5 just to escape to happy hour or your DVR, you’re putting restrictions on your future. [...]
Workplace Relationships: How do you choose your friends at work?
A while back we discussed the hardship of losing friends you make in the workplace. Now it is time to have a conversation on who we choose to make friends with. There are several different types of people in the workplace and it would be an understatement to say you should be careful who your friends are.
I’m [...]
Acquired!: The Conclusion
Ten months have passed, and I am still with the company. I didn’t quit. I didn’t get a big raise. I didn’t cash out. I did, however, learn some lessons.
1. Be an insider. I don’t like office gossip, but my need for information quickly changed my mind. In these dynamic, fluid situations you need as [...]
Can I ask a Dumb Question?
One question I hear often, and ask myself is, if I ask this question do I sound like an idiot? Should I have learned this already? As we progress in our careers and sponge in information about industry, jobs, skill sets, internal politics and the business world there are lots of questions and its the [...]
The Key to a Healthier, Wealthier Life (and a better Golf Score!)
Some may think the title of this post is just another example of hyperbolic self-help link baiting, it’s not. I looked across my life for a key aspects of times I have undertaken positive change in my life and been able sustain that change. In every instance there has been one common factor that helped my achieve and sustain my goals: [...]
Interview Tip: Leave the salary out of it.
Let’s discuss an uncomfortable issue that most right out of college don’t know how to deal with. We at Newlycorporate received several questions “When do you bring up salary in an interview?” The question has a simple answer. You don’t. You don’t ask in the first interview and you don’t ask in the second interview, or [...]
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