Sep 30, 2020
When you are reaching out to meet someone or asking them for help of some kind, your success will often depend on how you make the request. We have a lot of hang-ups about asking for things: we often feel uncomfortable doing so, and we often have a limited idea of how others might help us. So getting good at making...
Sep 23, 2020
Vision is an important part of career stewardship but coming up with a career vision isn’t always easy. You might not know where you want to be in the future or you might have lots of different ideas, none of which seems more than 15% likely. But there are specific practices you can undertake to explore...
Sep 16, 2020
“We’re living with five generations in the workplace for the first time. I like to think of it as an intergenerational potluck where we each bring to the table what we do best.”
-- Chip Conley, New York Times bestselling author
In Episode 5, we talked about dealing with age at a tactical level. In this episode,...
Sep 9, 2020
Informational interviews are one of the most important ways we learn about careers and jobs, build connections, and present ourselves as potentially wonderful hires. Info interviews might seem lower-stakes and less formal than actual job interviews, but the Career Stewardship podcast is here to challenge you to take...
Sep 2, 2020
What really goes on in interviews? In this episode, Michael explains why you should take interview feedback with a grain of salt and why you shouldn’t expect interviewers to do their jobs very well. We drill down into the specifics of “competency-based interviewing,” which sounds pedestrian and a little dull but...