Courtesy of a story in today’s Careers section in the Globe and Mail by Tony Martin. Six questions that six seasoned hiring managers ask job candidates. I had a really bad day. Can you tell me something funny? Wrong answer — sorry, I can’t think of anything amusing. What is the greatest service experience you’veContinue reading “Very, very good (and revealing) interview questions”
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Book review: Leadership by focusing on the fundamentals
Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference – The Revolutionary Old-School Approach By James Kilts, Crown Business, $35 I got lucky and had a chance to work for Hamilton’s answer to Jack Welch. He was a hometown CEO who took a company on the ropes and turned it into an industryContinue reading “Book review: Leadership by focusing on the fundamentals”
Great news for all C students
Great article in the Sept. 10 issue of Maclean’s on why C+ students end up running the world (Do Grades Really Matter?). "Creative thinkers, the kind who transform how we see things, have characteristics such as curiosity, appetite for risk and an open mind," says reporter Sarah Scott. These students aren’t so good at beingContinue reading “Great news for all C students”
Return to sender
In a moment of weakness, I joined a book club. Six books for a buck sounded pretty good. But the experience was not unlike going to one of those 600-item Chinese buffets that look great at the door but turn into something else once you’re hovering over the steam tables. There really weren’t any sixContinue reading “Return to sender”
Guilt trip
Went to Canada’s Wonderland with my daughter this weekend. We’d been talking about this trip all summer. She’d really wanted to take a day off from daycare. Maybe a Monday or Friday to make it a long weekend. Yet we never did. Somehow, the summer got away from me and there was no time toContinue reading “Guilt trip”
Life lessons build better leaders
What Made jack welch Jack Welch: How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary Leaders By Stephen H. Baum, Crown Business, $32 I used to joke that my kids could do anything they wanted when they grew up so long as they became doctors. But then my wife started to shoot me the look. "Why put that kindContinue reading “Life lessons build better leaders”
Be brave and JUMP!
Remember when you were learning how to swim (I had to go to an unheated city-run pool at 8:30 in the morning during the coldest July on record). You stood at the edge of the pool and froze. You thought and thought and thought about jumping in but got yourself all worked out and wentContinue reading “Be brave and JUMP!”
