Career Advice
My son was asking me about my career today and I always start it by saying “my first love was journalism.” What I learned in that spark of a career changed me. Helping those wanting to know … know more. To help share more about the things they cared about. My stay was local journalism.…
Recently I’ve been in a very good and healthy headspace to review my career so far and do some reflecting and, really, feel how proud I am of it all. This is who I was (or rather what I did) before riding the adventure of entrepreneurship for the last 15 years. But they all resonate…
The power of Like at work (and in life) is so underrated. Sure, you don’t have to love every single thing about your work, but shouldn’t you at least LIKE it? I mean, the worse case scenario is that you HATE it. You loathe going to work. You cringe at it. It is the path…
So many times we get into these self-limiting, self-defeating conversations with ourselves. I didn’t get the project done. I’m not a leader. I haven’t built a million dollar company. I haven’t mastered giving and getting feedback. I’m not where I want to be. But then there is one of the most powerful words in the…
… is entrepreneurship. No matter if they don’t choose to be an entrepreneur, I want them to learn the mindset and skillset of the entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship is THE essential skill for the next generation. Here’s why: We are hip deep in the age of rapid change and disruption. And we have to learn how to…
For some time now I’ve gotten regular requests to do phone calls and consulting. I enjoy talking, listening and helping people, particularly entrepreneurs and young people looking for career direction. Today, I’m taking a step to do that even more, by setting up my expert profile at Clarity. Sometimes it just helps to get an…
In the past couple years of leading and “managing” people, especially young people right out of college, or those who haven’t had many jobs, I’ve seen a gaping hole in the form of teaching people how to be a professional. (Maybe it’s always been there but either way, it’s there.) When I think about this…
I have a couple of disclaimers as well as context before diving into my thoughts on working remote. First, this post is written from a manager’s perspective, not the team member’s, particularly my own as I’ve led and grown iThemes from one person to now over 20+ since 2008. I’m focusing these thoughts and experience sharing on a situation where you…
I had the opportunity to give the keynote talk at WordCamp Ann Arbor in October 2016. In this talk I share what I think are the keys to surviving and thriving in the very future — Pivot and Purpose. Here is the full video: Here is the slidedeck: How To Survive & Thrive In the…