Covert Leadership Agents respond to readers’ questions in the Covert Answers feature. Submit your question here. What should I assume when a workgroup is assembled which excludes you when your assignment is the topic of the workgroup? -JB Agent S1 says: Hi JB – First take a deep breath: This is a tough situation and there are […]
Tag Archives | Confidence
When you have a solution, but no one is listening
As mentioned in my last post, I work in a culture that breathes polite. But what I didn’t say is that there are loyalties that run so deep where I work, it’s hard to build trust. If you’ve been following my blog, there are two human truths to Agent M: 1. Issues: She has insecurities every […]
Impressive Bio! (chuckle)
This morning I was researching a company and reading about the management team. Here are some (edited, obviously!) excerpts from their bios: Person X brings more than 12 years experience in the [such-and-such] sectors to ♦♦♦♦♦. He spent more than [XX] years at [big company], where he developed [blah, blah, blah] from concept to delivery and […]
Culture of Reward
Do you want to change your career, but you aren’t really sure what to do next? Or maybe you have been presented with a Force Majeure (well, not really an act of God. Maybe an act of Wall Street?) and you have no choice, but you are still uncertain as to what you feel capable […]
Covert Answers: Feeling Overwhelmed in a New Position?
Covert Leadership Agents respond to readers’ questions in the Covert Answers feature. Submit your question here. Dear Agents: I just (about a week ago) got promoted to a new position and I’m feeling completely overwhelmed with the amount of work. Should I tell anyone I need help? How can I do that without totally losing credibility? […]
Leaving the familiar
I was sitting across from potentially four new co-workers during my third interview, and was suddenly struck by the thought that this could be my new work family. Amazing to think, I’ve been cheating on my current company by dating the new company. AND I would potentially embrace these unknown entities who would, over time, […]
The Stay-At-Home CEO
This post is not about the full-time (no, more than full time!) job of being a stay-at-home parent. Nope, it’s about running and managing a business from your home — the positives, the negatives, the crazy things people will say to you, and the single hardest thing about it for me. First, as a stay-at-home CEO, I’ve […]
Interview, Round 2
What types of things happen during the second interview? Do you feel prepared when you are called back? Are you anxious or dreading the event? Although not very typical for me to be nervous for interviews, I was quite nervous all day. I felt like I usually do during race day. I’m not sure, honestly, […]
Being Happy in Your Pursuit
I was taking my co-worker through an exercise I’ve used on folks looking for a new career, and two things became immediately evident. One, she has been so mired down in her dissatisfying role, that she’s been asking herself the wrong question. Instead of thinking about what she wants out of life, she is simply […]
Thank you Sheryl Sandberg!
Is it just me? Or is it sort of ridiculous (in a sad, telling, sort of way) that when the COO of a well-know technology company says she goes home everyday at 5:30 it is BIG NEWS?! I’m talking, of course, about Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s video on Makers and subsequent articles on CNN and […]
