Effectiveness

7/3/2015--Four learnings this week that contribute to an effective proposal: To think "outside the box" you need a box. Interns are expected to arrive at valuable conclusions which couldn't be…

Here are seven recommendations from Manager Tools for reading effectively for your career: Before buying a book, find three ideas you consider good Read the introduction and the conclusion Read with…

10/18/2015--Mentorship is solicited guidance. The purpose of mentorship is similar to feedback from a boss to a direct--effective behavior in the future. With this core principle in mind, the effective…

6/14/2015--Creativity @ work may be as important as creativity @ home. The daily cycle of restaurant work makes it seem as though nothing long-term is achieved. In that environment, it's…

11/19/2017--I want to learn the absolute best practices for handling a job search. This includes writing resumes well. Here are the fundamentals of resume writing that I've found to be…

6/6/2015--9 days down, each better than the last.  For a company in such a state of change, people are oddly upbeat and passionate about their work. Maybe it's due in…

5/30/2015--"Ceiling and visibly unrestricted" a.k.a. "CAVU"--an aviation term denoting a ceiling of > 10,000 ft. and visibility of > 10 miles. In  other words, ideal flying conditions. Also the name of the…

5/16/2015--Nothing is more influential than a relationship, generally (in my experience). The book Never Eat Alone is built on that idea, as is most guidance from the manager tools podcast. Whether…

9/6/2012--Two thoughts on being productive; put yourself in a productive situations and, when trying to form a new behavior, measure quantity, not quality (starting from 0 to 1). The choice…