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Every Monday, I’ll try to offer something to think about in a short video nugget,

hoping you’ll take two minutes to consider for extra perspective to help you start your work week.

New episodes drop on Mondays by 10AM US ET here, YouTube, and LinkedIn. 

All past episodes are available here and YouTube. 

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  • Your professional network is powered by your clicks

    How engaged are you within your professional network? Let’s talk about why LinkedIn isn’t Facebook — with a case study in how mapping connections and a few clicks can unlock growth and opportunity. transcript Are you engaged in your professional network? Lately, I’ve been talking a lot about your inner circle of friends, especially as…

  • Layoffs suck (2/2) — Where are your people?

    This is Part 2 of 2 for folks who’ve been laid off … reductions in force … reorganizations … role eliminations … whatever. As you start to recover and bounce forward, some folks will tell you to focus on ‘self-care’ which is something of a misnomer, because you are going to need your people. There…

  • Layoffs suck (1/2) — the Five Stages of Grief

    Last week, several thousand talented professionals often with decades of experience and years with their company were cut loose. Over my career, I’ve been laid off … been fired … been ‘reorg’d’ out of the team … etc. So, this is part 1 of 2 for those that recently got tough news. transcript This week,…

  • Rallying your people

    If you follow this podcast series, you probably noticed that I took a break … I’m back! Several weeks ago, something happened in my world and my first reaction was to reach out to a few buddies for support. And then I discovered something … Transcript If you follow this podcast series, you probably noticed…

  • Three questions to assess your current role

    How do you know that you’re in the right place for you?  Here are 3 questions to help you answer that.  transcript I’ve talked before about how I believe by your third year doing a role, you probably want to look for the next adventure – hopefully within the same organization, so you can leverage…

  • What excites you these days?

    Let’s talk about better questions to ask to re-start rapport.  I tried some advice on building connections at a conference last week and it worked even better than I’d hoped.  Transcript I tried out some advice at a conference this week where I started conversations with folks I knew but hadn’t seen in a long…