Corporate Culture and the Law of Attraction

There are some companies with great corporate culture that are employing the Law of Attraction to draw in great people.  If you’re not familiar with the Law of Attraction, it’s the belief that likes attracts likes.  If you like the people you work with, you want to bring in more people that share similar values. […]

Straight Talk About Trash Talk

I am a DIE-HARD Seattle sports fan. In baseball, I’ve supported the Seattle Mariners since the 90’s, even through that awful Ichiro trade to the Yankees. I’m still smarting over my beloved Seahawks stolen Super Bowl against the Steelers. Yet here we are again… ready to take on the Broncos. Sweet, sweet redemption. Straight Talk […]

Building a Culture of Workplace Flexibility

How time flies!  Was it just last year that Marissa Mayer issued her now famous ban on telecommuting?  Yes, all hell broke loose on February 21, 2013, when Mayer, CEO of Yahoo! (herself having just come off a work-from-home-maternity-leave), issued a personnel policy requiring all remote-working employees to convert to in-office roles. (Business Insider) In […]

Show Some Style on Your Next Marketing Interview

A very good friend of mine has been in the marketing industry for nearly 15 years. Recently, she’s been looking around for new opportunities, and is hoping that 2014 is the year that she’ll land a challenging new gig. As she prepares for interviews, she reached out to me with this question: How should I […]