The Begrudging Death of the Social Media Superstar

The Begrudging Death of the Social Media Superstar - Brass Tack Thinking

I’m not sure what’s in the water, but there’s a general unrest right now with people in their jobs, careers, and industries. Especially people whose roles involve social, either officially or unofficially. Actually, scratch that. I know exactly what’s in the water. Or at least part of it. When it comes to roles that involve [...]

You Always Have a Marketable Skill

Brass Tack Thinking - You Always Have a Marketable Skill

Or you can create one. I completely understand the reality of difficult job markets. They exist, they’re hard on the best of people, and it’s a very difficult pattern to break once you’ve gotten stuck in it. We holler all the time about the principles of “lean” startups and failing fast and shifting our business [...]

The Audacity of Accountability

The Audacity of Accountability - Brass Tack Thinking

You know what separates change-makers from those who are constantly under the thumb of other people’s decisions and direction? The willingness to own it. The core of my work is in organizational development and change, and here’s what I’ll tell you about people who rise above the crowd and make incredible differences around them through [...]

9 Yardsticks for Evaluating Your Career Success

9 Yardsticks for Evaluating Your Career Success - Brass Tack Thinking

Everyone who has a professional career at some point wonders how they’re doing. How they measure up. Whether or not they’re on the right track. That includes me, who has had the most meandering and untraditional career path one could imagine: music school > non profit work > corporate communications > independent consulting > working [...]

How To Nail a Job Interview (And Actually Get The Job)

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I’m in the midst of hiring right now for a Community Manager to join our team at Radian6 (I’m the Director of Community, and we’ve got several people on our growing team). I’ve also worked in the nonprofit fund development arena and in marketing communications, and have hired people in both of those roles. Interviewing [...]

My Dirty Little College Secret

I have a lot of people ask me where I went to school, and what I studied in order to set myself up for the career path I have now. So it’s time for me to come clean with my dirty little secret: I don’t have a college degree.   Moreover, when I was in [...]