Dec 18, 2022Member-onlyLayoff Edition: Success has many fathers and failure has one mother. Be the Mother.You could also say “victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan”. It’s an old quote by John F. Kennedy that he told a journalist after the Bay of Pigs. If you trace this further there are similar quotes from history. I see this happen in hiring. I have…Life3 min readLife3 min read
Nov 21, 2022Member-onlyI made $.27 cents on Medium in 30 days. Hear me ROAR!If we were living in the 1960s, $.27 cents from a few articles could buy the following and you would still have $.2 cents left over. A gallon of gas. A burger at White Castle OR Arctic Circle. 2 scoops of ice cream A loaf of bread OR box of…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Nov 4, 2022Member-onlySuccess has many Fathers, Failure has one Mother.The original phrase quote came from former USA President, John F. Kennedy after the Bay of Pigs fiasco — he said “Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan.” In hiring people, when there is a good hire, everyone wants to take credit for the good ones, but nobody…Hiring2 min readHiring2 min read
Oct 28, 2022Member-onlyIs that candidate Cocky OR Confident?Developing a new skill is good for your confidence and good for your competence but do not think you are an expert at something when you have just learned it. This is where cockiness comes into play. Credit “The Dunning-Kruger Effect” for this insight: This happens when you lack knowledge…Guitar2 min readGuitar2 min read
Oct 20, 2022Member-onlyHiring 101: You are going to make mistakesYou will not build and hire a team without making mistakes. When hiring people, you will make mistakes. For candidates — Do not take a new assignment, job, start a business or do anything without expecting a mistake or two. Just don’t make the same mistake over and over again…Hiring2 min readHiring2 min read
Oct 12, 2022Member-onlyOne Bad Habit that Makes Hiring HardOne Bad Habit that Makes Hiring Hard The habit of “procrastinating” is probably the worst habit you can bring into the hiring process. Speed wins in hiring and this is how smaller start-ups win the talent game. Moving fast! But almost every start-up company has 1–2 managers who have a…Hiring For Startup2 min readHiring For Startup2 min read
Oct 5, 2022Member-onlyBe Like Mike — A Quiet Hustler, Not a Quiet Quitter.A lot of people are talking about Quiet Quitting. There are various definitions of Quiet Quitting but it’s been around for a long time. In old union environments, it was the “Work To Rule” mentality where you only do work listed on your job description and nothing else. Sure Quiet…Quiet Quitting2 min readQuiet Quitting2 min read
Oct 4, 2022Member-only4 Signs that Your Life is Under ControlIt is inaccurate to say you can control life. Everyday we wake up to more chaos and our job is to bring order to the chaos. I look at work as more of an evolution. There is no retirement, no finish line. If we are doing life right — Everyday…Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
Sep 29, 2022Shipping Something Is Better than Shipping NothingFor years in technology or software, I would hear people say they need to “ship something” and I was confused because I wasn’t sure how you could ship something that wasn’t a physical product. Now I understand it’s more of an expression. …Software2 min readSoftware2 min read
Oct 15, 2020Every job will have something you hate…Twenty years ago, few people thought former Heavyweight Champion Boxer, Mike Tyson would be full of wisdom… Like this quote — “Doing what you hate to do, but doing it like you love it” — Mike Tyson It’s okay to hate work tasks but it’s not okay to complain about them. Complaining doesn’t make the work easier. …Work From Home1 min readWork From Home1 min read
