When there’s a company you really want to work for and you’ve applied and applied and you don’t get any results, the first thing I ask is how many informational interviews have you done with people who work at this company? Informational interviews are not job interviews. They are interviews where you are asking that
I attended a cybersecurity conference and there were sessions about zero trust, securing generative AI, and emerging threats. And then there was a very atypical keynote session called “Understanding and Managing Neurodivergent Staff” (presented by @Rick Doten). It was one of those “you don’t know what you don’t know” presentations. I learned that there is
If you are an employee looking to get ahead at your current job, you need to start managing up. Managing up is not difficult and the benefits are worth the time and energy it takes to master it. Managing up is not manipulation either. It’s simply understanding how to create an exchange that is mutually
Do you want to be the boss or manager that everybody loves and respects? Someone they don’t walk all over, but they feel like you get them and want to go to the moon for you? Becoming the boss everyone loves and respects is a big deal right now because you’re hearing about everybody working
Unfortunately, it’s true: many companies will start firing people to avoid additional layoffs. If you’re currently employed and worry that your company might fire people instead of announcing layoffs, what can you do to prepare for the worst? Here’s what J.T. O’Donnell, Work It DAILY’s founder and CEO, advises professionals to do if they’re in
With increasing emphasis on productivity and performance in the workplace, it’s easy for professionals to feel overwhelmed and stressed in their jobs. Happiness at work can be elusive, and we all know that the quality of our professional lives directly impacts our overall well-being. However, the good news is that there are practical and effective
You’re in a meeting at work and would like to suggest an idea, but feel you are too new to the working world or too young to add value at this point. You choose to say nothing and regret it later. How do you handle this situation in the future? How can you gain confidence
As someone with severe food allergies, I know how difficult it can be to address your food allergies with new co-workers and peers in an assertive yet informative way—especially when starting a new job in a completely unfamiliar environment. How can your place of work be inclusive of employees with severe food allergies? What Is
Ever wonder what a potential boss wants to hear in an interview? What exactly can you say that will increase your chances of receiving a job offer? I recently heard some great advice that lined up with my previous experience as a human resources manager, and so I thought I would share this great advice
In mid-June, in the Leadership Table Talk Series, I had the privilege of interviewing Colin Corby—my friend, technologist, and CEO of Technology Wellbeing LTD, who over the last 20 years has been very studious of the influence of technology in the psychology of the mind, and where this might lead us. In this article, I
