by Louis Gerzofsky | Apr 5, 2017 | Careers
What does the fence sound like? “I want to build relationships with that side of the business but I don’t think they’ll let me even try. I want to get to know my employees better but I don’t have the time. I want to offer my clients an amazing...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 28, 2017 | Careers
It could be our last opportunity to ‘right the terrible wrong’ that was done to us. Or maybe we just want to help them ‘tweak a few things’ here and there about the company. Some people believe you should offer constructive criticism, while...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 16, 2017 | Careers
Companies have brands. We all know what it means and how we feel when we buy a hamburger from McDonald’s or a Coke or a Hermes tie or a Cannondale bicycle. We trust the company that made the product. It’s their promise to us. When I coach executives we...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 15, 2017 | Careers
The twenty year career with one company is largely an artifact of an another age. Successful career management requires an entrepreneurial mindset and there are four disciplines that we should follow: Organized abandonment — whatever isn’t working, needs...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 14, 2017 | Careers
The interviews went well. The feedback was always positive (or better) and our references validated the impression we created throughout the process. The job is ours and, before we know it, we’re two weeks into our new gig. But with each one-to-one meeting and...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 10, 2017 | Careers
The world will always need people who know they have a job to do. One nail in the wall after another. One parking ticket issued after another. One piece of code written after another. Getting things done and going home before starting all over the next day. Those who...
