When faced with two choices, do you automatically think “either/or” or do you think “both”?
I had the amazing privilege of attending a talk with director Ang Lee, screenwriter David Magee and TV critic Mike Hale at The Times Center. In addition to all of the juicy insights into Life of Pi, which Lee directed and Magee scripted, I was particularly struck by how much...
I had the privilege to work directly with Liz as she cast our upcoming project, The Battle Below. A veteran casting director and indie film producer, Liz graciously shared her story and her thoughts on the creative and the business sides of this industry:
How did you come to casting? What are your favorite types of projects or roles to cast?
I came to casting as a progression of my background as a...
In my last post, I talked about Career Lessons From The Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women Rankings. One of the lessons is to “put yourself out there.” Indeed, if you look at the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women 2012 you see the success from self-promotion: Sara Blakely selling her Spanx firsthand in the foyer of Neiman Marcus or Fawzia Koofi publishing a book and announcing, despite death...
So exciting to see Janet Hanson in the section on Women Changing the World: http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/power-women/women-changing-the-world.html
With two daughters it’s reassuring to be able to show them so many interesting examples of women being feted for power and influence. I’m also a sucker for biographies, so to get a snippet of so many in one place is personal fun. But sometimes you look at a list like the World’s 100 Most Powerful...
The Olympics is a classic display of people at their best in a single, high-stakes moment. Champion athletes have trained years and years and are required to perform at their peak for a specific, short burst of time. You may not be aspiring to the Olympics but you will also encounter career situations – job interview, performance review, raise request, management presentation – where you need to be at your best...
If they give you lined paper, write the other way. — William Carlos Williams, American poet
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. — Rita Mae Brown
You’ve got to place a bet everyday, otherwise you might be walking around lucky and not know it. – Character played by Richard Dreyfus in the movie “Let It Ride “
Sometimes the best next step is doing the...
At different points in time, we all need or want something from a wide variety of people. You want a friend to refer you for a job. You want your boss to give you a raise. You need your team to deliver results for your department. It might seem that each of these diverse requests needs to be handled differently. But there is a simple two-prong framework that you can apply...
For the currently employed, the volatile economy makes many people grateful just to have a job. But for some people work isn’t complete unless it’s meaningful personally. How do you do find personal fulfillment when you might be anxious just to keep your job? Or what if you’re resentful at having foregone salary increases for the past few years? Or what if you’re just exhausted at doing more than one role...
No, that’s not the opening of a magic trick. It’s just a reminder that in all the emails you already do, you have blog posts waiting to be published:
On the heels of Independence Day, it’s an opportune time to revisit career freedom –freedom to work when you want, freedom to work where you want, freedom to work on what you love. These freedoms aren’t guaranteed, so often times you have to manage up and negotiate for your career freedom.
Define what freedom means to you so you know what to ask for
If everything on the above list sounds good, prioritize...
