I once pitched for a SVP, Technology executive search with an established growth company in Seattle. Like many potential relationships, we had explored engaging several times in the past but the timing was just never right for various reasons. For the first time, I was…

Memes come and go quickly on the internet, but there is still wisdom to be gained from one that made the rounds a few years ago. ‘YOLO’ stood for ‘You only live once,’ and it was mainly used to inspire people to try new activities,…

I once told a friend that nine out of ten people will believe what you say if you say it with authority. This was several years ago. Since then we’ve had several politicians and media outlets test that hypothesis in ways it has never been…

There’s a news program on BBC called 60 Seconds that runs between their standard shows. It’s like a Reader’s Digest of TV news, with the hosts delivering a synopsis of the day’s news, sports, and entertainment happenings in (you guessed it) 60 seconds. As the Brits would say: “brilliant!”…

A while back I worked with a candidate that was facing a difficult career choice. She was trying to decide whether or not to accept a job offer from a well-known organization. The role itself was a position of leadership, compelling, and overall very promising…

Back in 2014, Naomi Shavin at Forbes wrote a terrific piece on corporate bullying and highlighted a compelling statistic: 96% of respondents to a study reported that they had experienced some form of bullying in the workplace. It’s clear bullying persists in the corporate world, yet very…

We’ve all been asked the compensation question and there are several schools of thought on how to answer. I believe most candidates sell themselves short and/or handle this question incorrectly (ignoring the question or being evasive), which ultimately results in leaving some money on the…

From McDonald’s to Apple, Coca-Cola to Toyota, the world’s top companies spend billions of dollars to establish and reinforce their identity, subject matter expertise, differentiators, and competitive advantages. That’s why almost everyone in the world instantly knows these brands by name. I am frequently asked…

I recently watched the movie Chef starring Jon Favreau. It is a story of a highly regarded chef (Favreau) who loses his job at a successful restaurant because he refuses to offer the popular menu items that fill the restaurant with customers. Favreau yearns to serve up…

Michael Jordan is considered to be the GOAT: greatest of all time. But in order for him to succeed, he had to fail numerous times. In a famous Nike ad he once stated: I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost…