I’m a big believer is doing things oneself. I’d like to think that comes from the enjoyment of the task and not some weird paranoia about the incompetence of others. I believe, as Shakespeare said, “Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie.” Given that what I do is provide outside resources to folks, is that weird? Continue reading
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Teach One
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I refuse to play the “25 Things You Don’t Know About Me” game but I’ll give you one. That one is that I was trained as a teacher. I know – pretty clear career path from high school English to digital media guru. Nevertheless, no matter what position I’ve held I’ve always felt that teaching was part of my job. While some argue that the “See One, Do One, Teach One” philosophy is a ridiculous oversimplification in business, I don’t. I think it’s an obligation. Continue reading
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Sayonara
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When I hire people I’m usually paying attention to the time the candidate spent in each job. While I accept the fact that companies and people don’t stay married for 8, 10, 20 years any more as they did when I started my career, it’s still a red flag to me to see someone with 3 jobs in 4 years with 3 different companies. It says as much to me about the company as it does about the candidate. Continue reading
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