Lately, A Feeling of Control is Hard to Come By… Like many people, I like thinking that I’m in control—of myself, of my prospects, of my own life. But with the unchecked pandemic, the coming climate chaos, the near-collapse of our economy (because Wall Street is not the economy!), this insane back-to-school season, our endangered Read More
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Your Job Hunt Needs Informational Interviews (Part I)
As I write this, somewhere between 18 and 30 million unemployed Americans are chasing roughly 6 million jobs. Some fields have more jobs than others, and some regions of the country have more jobs than others. But whether you’re searching in a good, bad, or ugly job market, informational interviewing will serve you well—now and Read More
Some Thoughts about Race for White Readers
NOTE: If you’re reading this post, it’s because you want to communicate (and think) more effectively about race. I hope these observations help. For most of my life—since I started working as a white vocalist in a Black music tradition, jazz—I’ve been thinking off and on about race. And yeah, did you catch where I Read More
Do You Struggle with Imposter Syndrome? Join the Club!
Imposter Syndrome is the feeling that you’re not really as smart or capable as other people believe. That you’re constantly fooling them. And that, any second now, you’re going to be found out. Unmasked. Exposed as…an imposter. People who suffer from Imposter Syndrome—and lots of very smart and talented people do—think that their success is Read More
Why Is It So Hard to Engage People in a Zoom Meeting?
Back in the (not so distant) past, people didn’t think much about whether their meetings were engaging. You showed up in a conference room, resigned to whatever was going to happen, participated to whatever extent, and then went on to your next three meetings. Working from home, and meeting on Zoom (or other video platforms) Read More