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Productive stress

Posted Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:15 PM by HeatherLeigh
In a conversation today, I used the phrase "appropriate and productive stress." Stress is the bully of the moment; anything that puts weight around your middle at least gets serious consideration for that title. Three of four Americans are significantly Read More...
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Less panic, more spa days

Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 1:45 PM by HeatherLeigh
Most of us have probably been in the situation where we have to pull off something big; some big amorphous blob of bigness and strategery. No playbook and no rule book. Just get it done, kid. And make it awesome. My funky little job sits in that space. Read More...
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Working with Headhunters

Posted Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:00 AM by HeatherLeigh
My fellow "contrarian", Nick Corcodillos, offers advice on working with headhunters . I don't always agree with him, but here he speaks the truth. In fact we discussed this recently in a webinar. You can find more answers, and questions, in his nationally Read More...
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Resume clutter...ditch it!

Posted Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:48 PM by HeatherLeigh
This came up in a webinar I participated in this morning (will link to recording when I get it...have fun counting all the times I said "I think"): the length and content of a resume. Tiffany at Unclutterer wrote a nice short piece that I could not agree Read More...
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Evaluating Career Opportunities Redux

Posted Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:31 PM by HeatherLeigh
I wrote this piece early last year , but I thought that in light of the economy (and what I hope are signs of it turning around?), it would be a good time to link again. I really feel that you need to start to think about a career change well before it's Read More...
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Counter intuitively, working from home is for the extroverts

Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 10:55 AM by HeatherLeigh
While I am not particularly surprised by this report, showing that the most effective home-workers are the extroverts , I do feel kind of validated by it. Or at least, I can stop asking myself "what is wrong with me that I *need* to go into the office?" Read More...
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The secret ingredient in Pepsi is happy. Shhhh.

Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:47 AM by HeatherLeigh
I flew into Dallas on Tuesday and yesterday gave a presentation at PepsiCo's Talent Acquisition Meeting. It was one of those presentations where I've been talking for 5 minutes and then I get the signal that I only have 5 minutes left and I have no idea Read More...
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Cranking up your neurobiology

Posted Monday, January 19, 2009 9:05 AM by HeatherLeigh
Last October, I wrote about the work I am doing with Pathwise (whose concept is kind of like "bring your therapist to work day"...that's probably not doing them justice) and linked to a podcast with Chad Hattrup, one of the founders . Now Todd Hollow-Bist Read More...
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Job well done, Sully and crew!

Posted Friday, January 16, 2009 12:15 PM by HeatherLeigh
I am not the first to marvel and the skills of Chesley B. Sullenberger (who graciously goes by "Sully", because look at all those syllables!), Jeffrey Skiles and their crew. We needed some awesomeness on the news and there it was. Just amazing. And well-timed. Read More...
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"Laid off and looking"

Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 9:31 AM by HeatherLeigh
The Wall Street Journal has a blog following some out-of-work MBAs . A piece of advice I noticed right away and agree with is that the seeker needs to take time for other parts of their life (exercise, etc.) because looking for work is not a full-time Read More...
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How to answer the uncomfortable resume question "why did you leave this employer?" when the decision wasn't exactly yours

Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:11 AM by HeatherLeigh
Ah, it happens to the best of us. Let me just say that when I was in high school, Waldenbooks HATED me. HATED! Fortunately, I didn't have to put my many high school jobs on my resume (you might be surprised at some of the jobs I did). Anyway, if you have Read More...
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The state of the economy and what I get paid to do

Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 3:12 PM by HeatherLeigh
So aside from my personal annoyance with the news reports about the economy (I have some very specific things I want to do with my money once the stock market rebounds), you may wonder if the economy has any impact on the world of Heather (or HeatherLeigh Read More...
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Back from my "staycation"

Posted Tuesday, September 02, 2008 1:03 PM by HeatherLeigh
I took last week to chill-out (as much as is possible for me) and I admit spending a lot of time on the couch including one full day watch a marathon of the Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (don't just....it's a vacation!). I also admit to getting a little Read More...
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Pay me and I'll quit

Posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:17 AM by HeatherLeigh
Zappos pays new employees after 4 weeks, if they quit . Yeah, yeah, I know it sounds crazy at first. But it's actually brilliant. Tony Hsieh, head of Zappos, will offer any new employee in the Las Vegas headquarters $1500 if they leave their positions Read More...
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What happens in Cambridge (whether or not it really stays in Cambridge)

Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:14 AM by HeatherLeigh
Here's a good explanation of the kind of work that is taking place in our Boston Concept Develop Center. It's always frustrating for a recruiter when there is an awesome pool of talent, geographically, and you don't have local opportunities for them. Read More...
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