Everyone has a life beyond work, and occasionally that life involves family emergencies. Sometimes, work seems overwhelming and dominates our lives, making it difficult to balance family responsibilities. Balancing work …

Three of my clients received job offers last week. After allowing myself a moment to bask in their glory, I thought about the fact that all three engaged in salary …

I recently met with two clients on the same day, both of whom were on the cusp of receiving job offers. The first was excitedly thinking through his first six …

Maybe you quit. Maybe you were asked to leave. It doesn‘t really matter now. What does matter is what you do with the resume gap. How you handle the gap …

When I first switched offices in the shared office environment that I call my work home, my express purpose was simply to get to a quieter spot, which the move …

When Dorcas Quynn and I connected for her Three For Thursday, it was Thursday for me and Friday morning, 15 hours later, for her.  That’s because Dorcas lives in New …

By the time I met Phil Stewart in 2008 he was already a local running and race-directing legend. Despite Phil’s busy schedule and the fact that we’d not yet even …

I’m a big believer in planning. I’m a bigger believer in the ability to turn on a dime and change a plan, when circumstances dictate.  This is true for plans …

Authors and academics have written about leadership since time immemorial. First, we were told that great leaders are focused and strong-willed. They lead by example. Then, we were told that …

About a decade ago, we hired someone (let’s call him “Jack”) after a long search for a tough-to-fill position. We quickly realized that Jack “wasn’t horrible,” but he wasn’t up …