Career Shock #001: Starting a New Business/Business Unit
A couple of weeks ago, I discussed how career shocks influenced our leadership development and prepared us to lead in a variety of different situations. It can be exhilarating and overwhelming, when you are tapped to lead a new start-up internally, or contemplating flying solo as an entrepreneur.... [Read more]
Your Personal Q3 Assessment
The late Paul Arden said “Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal it’s difficult to score.” We know our personal fulfillment and purpose comes from achieving our goals. So as Q3 comes to a close, how are you doing on the goal front this year? Take a few minutes to reflect on the following:
Interview Question #1: Tell me about yourself?
One of the questions that some of my clients struggle with is “So tell me about yourself?” It’s tricky, because it is so broad, I once told an interviewer that I was born in High Wycombe, I have no idea why I felt this was pertinent to the job or interviewer, it was my probably my worst interview ever because my interviewer dozed off for a few minutes. I managed to wake him up and fortunately I got a second interview, largely out guilt I expect but hey you have got to take the breaks where you can get them. I have since learned how to answer this question as well as heard some excellent... [Read more]
Career Shocks
As I mentioned in Are You Coasting?, I have started to work out again. Most of the time, I think my trainer is trying to kill me but she kindly tells me that she is shocking my body to transform it. In the beginning I would protest, but I have to admit I am starting to see results.
Career shocks serve the same purpose in your professional development, they test and eventually develop your ability to lead in different situations.
Career shocks can occur, when you are:
- Released from... [Read more]
How to Engage Your Customer
Chris Sharma, is a personal shopper for Nordstrom. As the chain’s top performing salesperson for a number of years, Chris has exceeded $2 million in sales for the third year running. His’ entrepreneurial spirit was acknowledged by Blake W. Nordstrom, President of Nordstrom in the 2007 Annual Report. [Read more]
