Soft Skills - Ask a Wharton MBA
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I love it when members write in via Ask Me Anything and allow me to share my responses with everyone. Here is a great question from “Cathy” – I anonymize their name to protect their privacy. I am glad she is proactive in asking this question of how to build relationships and trust with a new team as she is about to start a new job. ...
The #1 reason people quit their jobs today is due to a “toxic culture.” Just what is the definition of a “toxic culture”? Can you recognize it if you are in one? I would argue that everyone can recognize the obvious signs of a toxic culture. However, not as many can recognize the subtle signs of a toxic culture in development. ...
Last week, I shared what fatal mistakes you can make in a job search communication with the hiring manager. As I continue to hire, I received this cover letter email below. This is a good example what you should do in your cover letter email to make a good first impression. This email immediately piqued my interest to speak to this candidate. This is the entire goal of your job search communication – get an interview. ...
For my full time job, I am hiring for 3 digital product managers to lead different aspects of end to end digital migration for our legacy private banking clients. I wrote this post on Linkedin with some high level descriptions and asked those interested to DM me for a detailed job description.
Below is a real message I received from a candidate interested in my posting. I want to share it with you to help you avoid making the same fatal mistakes she made with her first communication to me, the hiring manager. ...
Do you believe that your thoughts have power? They have the power to either inspire you to greatness or hinder/incapacitate you to a small life.
We think of this thought weekly. And worse of it, we believe it to be true. In fact, everyone around us believe the same because society all around us perpetuate this lie. The most detrimental thought we can have is these 5 little words. “I will be happy when…” We all fill in the blank after these 5 little words ...
I have never shared these stories before. Perhaps it’s because it took me 20+ years to realize that I do not need to be ashamed of my “failures.” Each one taught me something and in reality ended up working out better for me. 🙂 When they happened however, they were devastating to me and especially to my ego. ...
As I look back on 2021, I told Hubby we have been very lucky in our life and at my work. He said “Lei, we make our luck.” I said “I know, but what does that really mean?” I always believed in it but had trouble explaining it to others. Luck is after all based on random chance, right? ...