When people look to change jobs, often it’s staying in a similar role but changing the company. What if you’re looking to change industries entirely? Someone asked me to do a mock interview with them, and here’s some of the questions to be prepared for…. Continue reading
The discussion of inclusion is now top of mind for many companies. It’s no longer a “tick the box exercise”….now managers are being held accountable for the culture and environments fostered in their companies. As an Asian female who worked in financial institutions, here is my take on what companies need to watch out for….
Sometimes I’ll think of someone I haven’t spoken to in awhile. For whatever reason, they pop in my head. I used to ignore it, but now I do something different.
There are times when you feel completely overwhelmed at what life is throwing at you. And if you’re like me, you immediately start thinking about the “what ifs”…and get yourself emotionally worked up. I was talking to my best friend about my worries and concerns and she said something brilliant to me.
You know when things aren’t working but you can’t figure out why? Here are the signs which give me the “uh-on” moments:
The team avoids spending time together and minimizes contact. Silence despite disagreement. Disengagement in meeting. Closed door conversations that turn into venting sessions about someone. People playing politics.
Lots of definitions about what culture is in a company. Here’s a definition from Investopedia:
Corporate culture refers to the beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company’s employees and management interact and handle outside business transactions. Often, corporate culture is implied, not expressly defined, and develops organically over time from the cumulative traits of the people the company hires.
Not bad. But I have an even easier definition. Continue reading
I was talking to someone who said something really insightful to me. She said “he’s got a great short game, but no long game.” Wow. I understood exactly what she meant.
I finally realized something late in my career: as you get more senior, influential, and are listened to….
You have power.
That concept was uncomfortable for me. It seemed presumptuous, egotistical. But, here’s what power can mean: the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.
You don’t need to be the most senior person in the organization to have power. You can have power at any level. So how do you use it? Continue reading
I am fond of the sports analogy. This is one I like to use.
A lot of times I find that when people plan, they tend to look ahead only a few steps. Once you get there, you plan again, and everyone goes off with the new set of marching orders. Continue reading
Someone I mentor send out an SOS email….”I really need to talk to you.” She had been increasingly frustrated with her boss, and had talked to someone about it. Unfortunately, that person was pretty senior, so the next step was to escalate to HR. Now what?