Abstract: 4 common interviewing practices that surprisingly *blind* hiring managers to candidate quality, and 4 alternatives that work much, much better.
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From the monthly archives:
June 2007
…We do business with people we like… because we are predisposed to like people who make an effort to earn our trust. We like people who are willing to risk that fragile period, take us on a first date, and who take satisfaction from building relationships. We like people who like us.
Before there is trust, there is like. Before there is like, there is a first date.
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Abstract: Information about my Amazon store
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Abstract: If you want to ace an executive interview—if you want a positive recommendation from someone like me sitting across the table—you need to do more than know about the company and have a firm handshake. Here are 10 things you’ll have to do to stand out from the crowd:
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Abstract: Why/how to “trade in” your ego; the defense Conrad Black *should* have used.
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A: Want to self-destruct? Eschew all positions of power. Others are probably more qualified than you to guide your life, so you may as well let them.
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Finally, another installment from the How to Self-Destruct files is up on YouTube!
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I recently gave a presentation to a group of high ranking corporate executives, which included a man who had had one too many gulps from the fountain of Republicanism.
He did not stand alone on any topic; there were more than enough disagreements and alternative viewpoints to go around, on subjects ranging from the state of [...]
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(This post is a propos of nothing and has been backdated from 6/6/08 so that it won’t show up on my blog’s homepage.)
My daughters’ America is lush. There are more people packed into fewer places, leaving the places between to be overrun by nature. Towns are lost to the wilderness as trees envelop abandoned homes [...]
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I recently took a vacation with my family. The trip was excellent.
Now let me tell you about the flight home!
We were traveling from Denver to O’Hare, and storms earlier in the week had wreaked havoc with flight schedules. This meant that after driving two hours from the mountains to the airport, we watched as our [...]
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