When your company is taken over by another, there is a pattern that is followed by the incoming management team. This pattern will take some time to develop, but the patter is almost always the same. Knowing the pattern can help you navigate your own position and career if your company is taken over by… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Seattle
Our money will be safe with WaMu
This, from the NY Times, about the people you entrust to keep your money: But the seizure and the deal with JPMorgan came as a shock to Washington Mutual’s board, which was kept completely in the dark: the company’s new chief executive, Alan H. Fishman, was in midair, flying from New York to Seattle at… Continue Reading
JPMorgan Chase Buys Washington Mutual
The call from the local ABC station came before dinner local time last night. Could I do an interview on JPMorgan’s purchase of Washington Mutual? Sure, but looking at the news reports on the web, there was only the mere paragraph that they purchased the branches and deposits. Nothing about home loans, credit cards, or… Continue Reading
Wednesday Career Management Notes
I’m posting less this week as I am getting some away time. But, there are a few events I’d like to take note of even though they are not a full post at this time. You have a Personal Brand All you need to see this is witness the spectacular information gathering going on with… Continue Reading
Career Management Monday, August 25, 2008
What a wonderful weekend, in retrospect. Saturday, Kate and I spent all day at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe, WA. The Evergreen Fair is small enough to easily navigate and enjoy the time and big enough to not be boring. We saw lots of cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, rabbits – and lots and lots… Continue Reading
Update: Zubed isn’t scary – it rocks
Back in July, I came across an article by Jim Stroud in The Recruiters Lounge about a recruiting tool called Zubed. I wrote about Zubed and how the technology was great – but scary. A quick review of Zubed Essentially, the tool allows a recruiter to have a position in Seattle to be filled, then… Continue Reading
Brett Loses His Personal Identity with Retirement Change
Most people who read this site know that I am a full-fledged Green Bay Packer fan. Moving from Wisconsin to Illinois (to have to put up with the Bears!), I specifically selected DirecTV because I could buy all NFL games during the season. Including the Packers. Moving to Seattle-land allowed me to join the 300-strong… Continue Reading
A neat recruiting tool – that’s totally scary
Monday update below For 15-years or so, I’ve been fascinated with combining maps with business. There are some legitimate reasons for this combination – sending technicians to the next closest trouble ticket, routing deliveries for UPS-like services, and knowing where you customers are located so you can provide the right services for them. Jim Stroud,… Continue Reading
Do More With Less?
Last week I had the privilege of speaking to the Seattle-land Help Desk Northwest, dedicated to sharing ideas for customer service excellence. My topic: 7 Strategies for Doing More With Less. It’s timely. The seventh strategy is this one: Confront the Ugly. Confronting the Ugly simply means that, at some point, there is only so… Continue Reading
7 facts about Scot Herrick of Cube Rules
I was tagged in one of those blogging memes by buddy Phil Gerbyshak of Slacker Manager and Make it Great. I rarely do these little ditties as they tend to be off-topic for my readers. But, since this is supposed to be 7 facts about myself that you might not know, I thought it would… Continue Reading