Three Questions You Should Ask Every Interviewer
So often, interviews turn out to be question-and-answer sessions, with the interviewer doing all of the questioning until the very end, when she finally says, “so, do you have any …
Perspectives Blog
Three For Thursday – David Rosen
“Multi-faceted” and “eclectic” are two terms that immediately come to mind when I think of David Rosen. I mean, seriously, how many people can speak articulately about the high-end wine …
What Are Interviewers Really Looking For?
I recently read an article about the CEO of Schwab and some of his interviewing techniques. He often asks candidates to meet for breakfast. He gets to the restaurant early …
E Is For Error
When I was CEO for United Healthcare of the Mid-Atlantic, I had a fairly high-level performance management issue with which I needed to deal. I went to the office in …
Three For Thursday – Felix Laboy
I first got to know Felix over 20 years ago when I had the pleasure of assisting him as he coached both his son and mine in youth baseball. It …
The Grammar and Word Choice Police
I have two friends who are charter members of the Grammar Police. They can easily tell you the issues around dangling participles as well as those surrounding split infinitives. I …
Three For Thursday – Harris Fanaroff
What can a young man in his twenties offer for Three For Thursday? After all, he’s not had much time to live and have the kinds of experiences necessary to …
Defining Success
On a beautiful Spring day in 2008, 40 or so high school boys ran onto the brand-new field at Nationals’ Park to play a high school baseball game. A parent …
Three For Thursday – Linda Rahal
…and hug longer I met Linda about a year ago when I agreed to give a presentation at the Law Practice Management Section of the DC Bar. Linda is on …
Three For Thursday – Blayne Smith
Tell it Like it Is I first met Blayne when he took over as President of what was then a small not-for-profit known as Team Red, White and Blue. Team …