At 23, I was wrapping up my college career and searching for sales jobs in the media industry. America was coming out of the Great Recession and advertising sales jobs were tough to come by. I had an interview that did not have a job opening on the other side, but the contact I had developed a relationship with still thought it would be worthwhile to come in to talk. We ended the conversation with the interviewer kindly telling me, "I love ya, but you don't have the experience to where you could come in and perform right away." It has taken 7 years in my career to understand what he meant. So to those interviewing and especially those preparing to be interviewed, take a look at my new Smoke Detector blog on the fruits of experience. For our younger cohorts, read how can you overcome and get experience faster.
Leadership
How are you contributing to culture?
Want more production from your company? Want more diversity in your employees? Take a look at your culture, and you'll find your answers.
What does it mean to be creative?
Do you know if you're being creative? Sometimes it's easier than you realize.
The Two Way Street Part III -The Conclusion
What is your vital worth? That is what organizations and top management are looking for in their people.
The Two Way Street Part II
Part II we dig into to how to assess your organization's Infrastructure, processes, and culture. Does the environment that you've created do its job in engaging your people?
The Two Way Street – Part I
Two way streets are a funny thing. They are a cognitive assumption so ingrained into our natural understanding that we do not think of their malfunction. Cars blaze by each other on highways and interstates every day without much worry. Like referees in an NBA game, they do not demand much attention until something goes wrong. Then, after a car crosses the median late at night, their vulnerability can be gravely apparent.
Engagement Defined
It becomes increasingly hard to achieve something when you are not exactly sure what it is. Fair? Most managers are given objectives without definition or even goals. This probably makes it pretty hard to achieve what executive leadership has sought out to accomplish in the first place. Keeping that in the forefront of my goal…Read more Engagement Defined
The Secret Sauce…Engagement
In my experience in the professional world, I have been afforded the opportunity to meet some cool people, visit some neat places, and hear some very smart people speak on ideas of motivation, leadership, and success. I have been lucky in this sense because many of the points of view have come from people across the nation and diverse backgrounds. The idea that is common to all of them, however, is simple. Engagement.
STARK BUSINESS 