Anyone who has been in staffing/recruiting for a while knows the feeling when a prospective client asks to see your pricing structure. They not only want to know your profit margins, they want to influence them. You feel invaded and disrespected. What other industry allows the customer to dictate pricing? ...more +
7 years ago
Whether you work physically, digitally, or in some combination of the two, you build up detritus: papers, projects, files, and folders that accumulate as we jump from one project to the next without pausing to look back and tidy up. Especially in the case of digital files, it's way too ...more +
7 years ago
The second RuNT event in Austin has come and gone, and was a huge success. The theme of the night was “Build Brands. Give Back”. With presentations from Haley Robison, CEO of Kammok, Laura Nettleton, Director of Development of Explore Austin, and Adam Saraceno, CMO of Peak Design, it was ...more +
7 years ago
I procrastinated on this. Instead of sitting down and writing it before deadline like a normal human being who values professional relationships, I prioritized stuff like seeing if you can really revert to old and superior Snapchat by changing your password, logging out, and signing in with new password — ...more +
7 years ago
The invite snuck into everyone’s inbox under the guise of Sync with Marketing. In most cases, this was code for a 30 minute meet-and-greet that required no preparation except finding a blank page in one’s notebook. These initial engagements were like a first date, a chance to read the style ...more +
7 years ago
To make the most out of your efforts to grow as a professional, it is important to define what success looks like so you can track your progress along the way. Make sure to take the time to stop and notice when you are successful. Celebrate your wins! Maya Angelou ...more +
7 years ago
Haley Nason cursed at her monitor. Normally, such an outburst would have gone unnoticed – the whole department was afflicted with some level of Corporate Tourette’s – but when Haley immediately began foraging through her top drawer, colleagues at adjacent desks quietly adjusted their chairs to get a better vantage ...more +
7 years ago
A couple weeks ago the insightful and talented Janessa Knodt wrote about the power of saying no (as opposed to yes to everything). As with any power, you have to know when to wield it. Cash-strapped times aside, I have found it helpful to have a rubric to go by ...more +
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