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Building Trust with Teammates

by Melerick Mitchell
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| Business, Career, College, Early In Career
December 3, 2012

Take a moment to think of a work relationship you had where there was little trust between the two of you. What were some of the characteristics of that relationship, was it a stagnant relationship or did it push the edge of being toxic. Now think of a work relationship...
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Being Present at the Catalyst Conference

by Melerick Mitchell
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| Business, Career, Leadership
May 17, 2012

Over the years I have had the opportunity to attend a lot of professional development conferences and on the average the content and the speakers at those conferences are generally good not great but still good. But on May 9th and 10th I attended the Catalyst Conference in Dallas and...
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Don’t Collaborate?

by Dan Rockwell
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| Business, Career, Leadership
April 19, 2012

Most organizations bow down to the value of collaboration. Today, I’m shooting the sacred cow. Collaboration isn’t always useful or necessary. Furthermore, collaboration can be cumbersome and ineffective. ***** Collaboration is useful when you are: #1. Dealing with complex issues #2. Leveraging diversity #3. Inviting others to buy-in #4. Dealing...
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Interviewing Tips – Top 5 Things Not To Do

by Corey Weathers
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| Career, Coaching, College, Early In Career, Job Search
April 7, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in recruitment activities for the company I work for, traveling out to a well known university to meet, screen and interview students for potential employment. Overall it was a pleasant experience; however there were a couple of things that...
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8 Tips for Success at Career Fairs

by Melerick Mitchell
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| Business, Career, Early In Career, Job Search
March 26, 2012

This week I will be attending the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) National Conference. The NSBE National Conference is always an exciting event because it is filled with great technical and professional development workshops, excellent networking events and it has one of the largest career fairs around with over...
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Top Three Mistakes Leaders Make

by Dan Rockwell
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| Business, Career, Leadership
March 19, 2012

The positive value of making mistakes. Mistakes indicate you are trying new things. Einstein put it this way, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Furthermore, embracing our mistakes enlightens us. James Joyce explained, “A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.” Most importantly, our...
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10 Tactics that Produce Brilliant Solutions

by Dan Rockwell
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| Business, Career
March 7, 2012

Courageous leaders do more than listen to constructive dissent, they encourage it. Hot conflict not comfortable collaboration produces brilliance. Encouraging constructive dissent: Don’t answer first. Tell people you expect hard truths and practical answer. Don’t settle for yes. Share all the information. You discourage feedback when you toss out information...
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EASE = Practice + Preparation

by Cindy Anderson
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| Business, Career, Coaching, Leadership
February 24, 2012

Recently I was reminded of this formula as I worked on a DIY home project. It all started with a kitchen corner cabinet door hinge breaking. Certainly this would be a simple fix. Take the hinge to the Home Depot and it’ll be sorted in a couple of hours....
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Maintaining Your Career GPS

by Melerick Mitchell
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| Career, Early In Career
February 24, 2012

One of my favorite devices in my car is the GPS. There are several reasons why I like the GPS device, the first being I like how it helps me to reach my driving goals by providing concise directions. The second reason why I like the device is based on...
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Where does innovation live?

by Cindy Anderson
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| Business, Career, Coaching, Leadership
January 26, 2012

Innovation lives in the land of the unknown, within possibility. Why is it so challenging to get to innovation? Many of us – individuals and companies a like – have difficulties living within the world of the unknown. Instead we want to stay safely in the world of what we...
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