“The best way to sound like you know what you’re talking about is to know what you’re talking about.”  - Anonymous Lately I have been preparing addresses for three personal appearances I will be making over the next few months.  I thought you might be interested in the topics. The Secrets to Building a Successful

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Everything you thought you knew about overtime may be wrong.            The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act mandates time-and-a-half wages for any hours worked beyond 40 a week.  The FLSA exempts “white-collar” workers who make more than $100,000 a year, but calculates those earnings on a weekly basis.  Someone working on commission only may go

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The world’s favorite season is the spring.  All things seem possible in May. -   Edwin Way Teale With all things seeming possible in this month of glorious spring weather, I have a proposition for you, instead of the standard Newsletter. I am writing a book, tentatively titled “Finding a Job in a Challenging Economy: A

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You can’t make these up, folks! You’d like to think a person would be on their best behavior during a job interview.  But not everybody “gets it”.  Hear the one about the job candidate who brushed her hair during an interview? Or the man who sniffed his armpits on the way into the interview room?

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The greatest barrier to tough decision-making is a lack of deep thinking. In today’s email / text message / cell phone / BlackBerry world, we’re all so busy that we have no time or energy to think deeply about our real challenges.  To compensate, we often consciously or subconsciously avoid making clear decisions, hoping to

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“New Year’s Resolutions” come and go – sometimes very quickly.  But that’s no excuse for neglecting your ‘to do’ list for 2008.  Take control today! Debbie Ford, in her book, “The Best Year of Your Life…..Dream it, Plan it, Live it,”  talks about how every New Year we think, talk, and dream about what our

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