Monthly Archives: January 2013

Like many weeks, there are always opportunities for multiple FAWs. So, I will do a part II this week. Shockingly the article “The Power of Your Network is the ‘Ask’” comes from the Harvard Business Review (HBR) blog section. Reading the article, I was reminded of: If you don’t ask, the answer is always “no”.Continue reading “Favorite Article of the Week II”

In no particular order here there are: Listen with your heart, as well as with your brain. There is no substitute for good communication. Always proof read emails. Less is more. Be friendly, but direct and to the point. Follow-up = important. Be in the moment; give everything the attention it deserves. When you writeContinue reading “6 Things I learned in 2012”

Finding this article online reminds me how much I miss the content at  Businessweek. The article, Job Applicants’ Cultural Fit Can Trump Qualifications, which focuses on cultural fit and the selection process. Before you get excited about that CFO position armed with only an Accounting certificate, consider the following caveats: Initial screening may not includeContinue reading “1.7.2013 FAW: Culture and Selection”

If you never ask the question, the answer is always “no”. If you never shoot the ball,  you never hit a wining shot or make a basket. If you never write the story, the book never gets published. If you never apply for that you job, you never get the interview If you never takeContinue reading “Failing and Success”