Interview-Less: Interviewing Traits You Must Avoid
“Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance.” – Albert Einstein A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a list of qualities that we don’t want to see in our leaders. As I wrote it, I reflected on the similarities to the communication weaknesses that also plague interviewers. Much like in that post, we can learn so much from bad
10 Motivational Quotes on Resilience and Perseverance
It’s a new week, with potential new struggles and adversity. I just wrote a couple of blogs on facing adversity and building resilience. We all need a little motivation from time to time. Life can be rather exhausting, and you might find it energizing to learn from those who successfully have journeyed through adversity. If you need more resilience to
Leader-Less: Leadership Traits You Must Avoid
A bad leader can take a good plan and destroy it, while a good leader can take a bad plan and make it work. – John C. Maxwell We often talk about the qualities of good leaders, but we can also learn so much from bad leaders. These lessons don’t only apply to leadership, think about their application in interviewing for
Weathering Life’s Storms: How Self-Care Helps You Overcome Adversity
“You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.” – Norm Kelly Dealing with adversity and moving beyond it by building resilience was my previous topic of discussion. One of the areas I struggled most with is the concept of self-care. Despite my difficulty, several good friends, including one in the comments on the last blog post, adamantly
Rising from the Ashes: How to Bounce Back After Life’s Setbacks
“Any man can win when things go his way, it’s the man who overcomes adversity that is the true champion.”– Jack Ewing Adversity is a part of all our lives. It is a human condition. We can bury our head in the sand or face it and grow. So, does this blog apply to you? Well, you either have recently
Are We Prepared to Meet the Need for Hope in Those We Encounter?
“Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr. In our last blog we talked about being authentic and its relationship to success in life and interviewing. Part of that discussion involved the requirement for confidence and credibility in our interactions. Sometimes those qualities come from seeking assistance from others, but why don’t