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Reputation patterns: Becoming an expert in your firm
At work, I’m seeing more and more people shape their reputation and take control of their careers. Some are learning how to do it via formal training. Many more, though, are simply making the most of...
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The paradox of “they”
Is this what “they” look like? “I wish they would recognize my work.” “If only they would listen.” “They laid off people today.” Just this week, I thanked them for an opportunity and cursed them when...
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If someone offered you free career insurance, would you take it?
Are you playing career roulette? In a time of economic uncertainty, a lot of people are worried about finding fulfilling work or just keeping whatever job they have. If you knew free career insurance...
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Working out loud & the rise of the introverts
Introvert unleashed! The idea of working out loud – using social platforms to make your work observable and to narrate your work in progress – is becoming more popular. Yet even some who see the value...
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Working out loud: leveraging other networks
Recently, I’ve been talking to dozens of people about career insurance – how working out loud can help them shape their reputation and control their career. In almost every conversation, people were...
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Working out loud: Getting started
Getting started When it comes to career opportunities, working out loud is the great equalizer. It enables everyone to demonstrate what they can do and opens up access to people and possibilities. It’s...
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Working out loud: my own story
I am…working out loud “You should tell that story more.” I was having lunch with a friend, talking about how I wound up in my current role. I describe my job as “making work more effective and...
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Career Day
Career Day Last week, I was at my son’s middle school for Career Day. I struggled a bit as I thought of how to describe what I do and whether it would be relevant to 11- and 13-year olds. Could I show...
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Working out loud when you’re looking for a new career
Suppose you’re looking to do something new. Maybe you don’t enjoy what you’re doing or you got laid off and want to try something else. What would you do? How would you discover what you like and the...
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A better way to identify and develop talented people
A flawed approach to identifying talent One of the biggest tragedies of modern management is our approach to finding and developing talented people. For recruiting, we use top schools and other brokers...
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You don’t have to take it any more
When work isn’t fair “It’s just not fair.” That’s the phrase I hear every time someone gets a performance review that isn’t based on their actual performance. I’ve uttered it myself. In the vast...
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A different kind of corporate networking event
Old-fashioned networking There we were, over 100 of us, gathered at a networking event. And it struck me that people have been holding these kinds of events, in the same format, for perhaps 50 or even...
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Unlocking potential in your organization
Dr Seuss’ Sneeches learned the hard way What do you expect from other people? From yourself? It’s performance review season at many organizations, the time when we hand out labels related to each...
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Working Out Loud: the 12-week program
12 weeks – enough time to develop the habit of working in a more open, connected way In trying to help people work out loud, I’ve tried a variety of techniques. I wrote getting started guides and...
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The 5 elements of Working Out Loud
Working Out Loud Recently, I was talking with my wife about Working Out Loud and the book that I’m publishing later this year. After a few minutes, she bluntly asked me: “So, is it just blogging?” Now,...
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Deepening relationships through contribution
A friend of mine is thinking of relocating to another city and was talking with me about finding a job there. “Do you think my boss would let me do my job from the new location? Or maybe there’s an...
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What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
For most of my career, I’ve been afraid. As I approach 50, though, that fear is being replaced by something else. Not quite confidence and certainly not peace. It’s more a sense of...
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Discovering your purpose
Ask a roomful of people whether they think networking is important and everyone will knowingly nod. Now, ask them for the purpose of their network. Crickets. Most will be thinking “Networks have a...
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How to love your job (even if you hate it)
When I asked her “What’s the best part of your job?” she looked at me wistfully and said “Nothing, really.” She was smart, young, and creative, but somehow her spark had gone out. She told me she...
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A letter from my future self
If you’ve ever wondered where you’re heading, or what your work and life is leading up to (if anything), then I have an exercise that might help you. This week, I suggested this exercise when several...
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