By Sarah Friar October 06, 2023 My greatest mistake was thinking success looked like a specific thing. For me, that was making partner at Goldman Sachs. When I didn’t, it set me free. I’m going to go back to the moment when things shifted for me. One morning in 2011—after 11 years on the partner … Continue reading ‘I felt like I had checked every box’: Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar’s career advice for someone who has been passed over for promotion
By Whitney Pastorek May 07, 2023 After decades spent following my heart instead of my bank account into a series of delightfully creative careers, I got laid off in the first month of the pandemic. It sucked. But I pulled up my freelancer bootstraps, and since 2020 I’ve served as a congressional staffer, written … Continue reading Want to hire someone creative? Don’t do any of these things
By Mita Mallick January 30, 2023 “You’re resigning?” My former manager had bellowed into the phone. “After everything I have done for you! How can you resign and do this to me?” He continued to shout at me for a few more minutes. Until I finally was able to interrupt him and squeeze in a, … Continue reading The biggest mistake leaders make when someone resigns—and what to do instead
Liz Kislik December 15, 2021 Have you ever wished that a colleague would just get out of your face? Or do you work with someone who just won’t take no for an answer? There are a number of ways that a team member can appear insistent, demanding, or overly forceful — all of which … Continue reading How to Effectively Handle Someone Who Comes on Too Strong
Karl Sakas April 6, 2021 Follow these 11 tips to reduce (or even prevent) employee poaching at your agency. Great team members are highly valuable—which means other companies are trying to poach your best employees. You’ve worked hard to build and invest in your agency’s team—so why wouldn’t someone else want to reap the benefits? … Continue reading Employee Poaching: Keep Them Happy or Someone Else Will
Liz Kislik — March 13, 2020 In a discussion about how to build high-performance teams, Transformational Energy Leadership podcast host Dr. Matthew Woolsey asked me a tough question: “What can leaders do when someone is really just falling down on the job?” I suggested that the first thing was that the leader should not give … Continue reading How to Lift Someone Who Falls Down on the Job
Albert Costill — November 14, 2019 Regardless if you’re searching for a job, seeking a promotion, or growing your business, building a personal brand can help you achieve these goals. More importantly, having your personal brand makes a great first impression and prevents others from tarnishing your good name. With that in mind, let’s dive … Continue reading How to Influence Your Personal Brand on Social Media Before Someone Else Does
Paul Keijzer — October 22, 2019 Follow @Paul_Keijzer In my constant search for the truth about what it takes for great leaders to succeed, I keep coming back to one undeniable fact: In order to identify and appreciate good leadership, we need to understand what constitutes bad leadership first. What a significant moment it is … Continue reading How to Instantly Identify Someone with Bad Leadership Skills
JoAnn Corley — May 29, 2019 Follow @joann corley — May 29, 2019 Today’s Question: How Can I Gain Clarity & Confidence When I Think It’s Time to Fire Someone? | TRANSCRIPT | Welcome to another edition of Coffee Talk. I’m so glad you came back today because today, we are talking about one of … Continue reading How to Determine When It’s Time To Fire Someone
Beata Staszkow — March 21, 2019 — March 21, 2019 T_ushar / Pixabay It can be crushing not to get a promotion that you have set your heart on. You no doubt worked hard for it and had high hopes that the role would be yours. No doubt you feel disappointed, deflated, and even bitter. … Continue reading Reasons Why the Promotion Went to Someone Else
