“Every new beginning comes with some other beginning’s end” For the first time in over seven years, I am starting a work week where I am no longer an employee of Procter & Gamble.  In fact, instead of working for a company that employees 140,000 people, I now work for one that employees just under 140. Needless to say, it

The press loves to talk about Succession Planning for CEO’s.  You can’t blame them.  Countless number of companies have been burned with the wrong CEO selection.  Apple’s stock fluctuates daily based on the latest rumors about the health of Steve Jobs and his succession planning.  But despite all this talk at the top, little attention seems to be paid to

Have you noticed the badge on this site for Brazen Careerist?  Have you even heard of the site before?  If not, you need to check it out.  In their words: A Brazen Careerist knows that defining your own career, finding the right field, and pursuing it are key ingredients to a fulfilling life. Like the tag line suggests, when you

Catching up on my RSS reading after the weekend in Chicago and I came across a pretty interesting posting that Seth Godin made about resumes.  In typical Godin fashion, he makes the thought-provoking statement “you probably shouldn’t have a resume at all.”  Of course, what Seth was really stating is that if you are “remarkable, amazing, or just plain spectacular”