by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 7, 2017 | Careers
Some, perhaps many people happily fantasize about resignation day: “I’m leaving you for a company where my talents and aspirations will finally be appreciated!” (And if ‘company’ is replaced with ‘you’, then it probably serves...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Mar 6, 2017 | Careers
Silicon Valley is famous (or is that notorious?) for its 10X engineers. Those are the legendary few who create 10 times the value of the other engineers, enabling little start-ups with the super powers they need to take on the giants and disrupt them into oblivion....
by Louis Gerzofsky | Feb 28, 2017 | Careers
Questions are our minds’ crowbars and shovels and pickaxes. They afford us the leverage to make sense of another person’s priorities, the project or strategy or problem. With the right mindset, they’re tools to pry open a hidden agenda or uncover a...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Feb 27, 2017 | Careers
You career is always on. It doesn’t stop just because you’re between paychecks. Whether you’re conducting a full on job search or you’ve gone back to school or you’re contemplating changing from one job category to another, your career is...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Jan 17, 2017 | Careers
At the beginning of executive coaching engagements I like to ask my clients the following question: What will success look like to you in one year from now? I also recommend this question to my C level executive search candidates before their interviews. It’s an...
by Louis Gerzofsky | Jun 2, 2016 | Careers
When I assess a candidate’s potential fit during a C level search, core competency is only one of many considerations. Along with chemistry and culture and many other elements there is one key factor that can be the differentiator in the selection process: Motivation....
