A few years ago, I was sent by the company that I worked for to a provincial city in my home country to lead a team of about 70 people. It was not a “must do” kind of assignment but I was a good trouper and I said yes without asking too many questions. Let’s do it. The feeling in my gut was telling me – this is not good decision, but my rational side was already packing things and looking for an apartment.
Tag: Career
Networking as a Recruitment Tool
Maybe I’m deeply in the wrong with this one – but I have a feeling that today’s recruitment is mostly done from laptop/mobile phone! People look at people’s profiles (wherever), people call people for recommendations, people put ads online to find people… And of course – it’s logical, fast and cost efficient. We live busy lives with ever limiting resources. What can one good recruiter do? Become good in assessing people based on their CV’s and profiles. And maybe a couple of recommendations.
Setting Your Leadership Goals
In most of the things we do we are setting some goals. If it’s about sports – the goal is … More
Happy New Niche!
In the meantime, I would say that the key of success is finding your own niche and taking advantage of a global digital marketplace. Because sometimes your niche might be too small if it’s only about one (small) market.
You Are Perfect and Still Nothing Works?
For all of you who have spent at least 10 minutes reading my texts, this new peculiar example is not … More
I Want to Be Titanic
Do I want to sink and kill thousands of people? No, but you will have to read it to the … More
Dear Boss, Thank You!
There are a couple of events that are, by default, very important in your life. In your personal life those … More
Leading Your Emotions
Monday morning office reading. I have already said in one of my previous posts that working in this part of … More
Stars, Stairs and Self-awareness
Relaxed weekend reading OK. This one is going to be tough to explain considering the example and analogy that I’m … More
Career in Transition 2. The Upsides
First of all, thank you for a positive feedback to my first post. Didn’t expect so many comments both live … More