Get Your Head Out of the Sand

For the past 25 years, there’s been a major shift in how companies do business and how we work in the United States, but not everyone received or read the memo about it. Some people read it and made the necessary adjustments while others have remained clueless….or in...

Career Advice I’d Give My Younger Self

I officially started my career on June 13, 1989 (wow, I can’t believe it’s been that long…and I remember the date!).  I worked as a Sales Representative for an international Consumer Packaged Goods company.  Shortly after I began, I was placed on a recruiting team. ...

Don’t Pick a Boss, Pick a Job

I recently read an article entitled, “Don’t Pick a Job.  Pick a Boss.”  While the article made some valid points, I want to offer a different perspective. After spending 25 years in Corporate America and having 17 direct supervisors, I can truly appreciate any...

If You Want to Get Ahead, Stop Talking!

Like all of you, I have interacted with thousands of people over the years.  Having spent 25 years in recruiting and most of that time in Human Resources, my numbers are probably higher than most.  I can’t tell you how many of them were bored, burned out, frustrated...

I Am Ferguson, MO

The unrest that has happened in Ferguson, MO over the last nine days has been surreal for me.  Why?  Because I am a 16.5 year resident of Ferguson, MO.  I moved into my home on December 20, 1997, and have been proud to call my neighborhood and my community “home” ever...