Articles for category: Initiative

August 8, 2016

Greg Thomas

The Hardest Question to Answer

“Where do you want to go?” No joke, that is the hardest question for all of us to answer, because when asked our minds flutter to all the things we are doing in our lives that matter and all of a sudden there are all these paths in front of us. Do I become a musician? I really like my art? Oh, I could be a great coach? This software development thing is really great. And the list goes on and on and on. It’s not a hard question to ask, 6 words, no bigger than 5 letters, but does

August 4, 2016

Greg Thomas

Dress for the Job that you want?

I would change that saying slight… Dress for the career that you want. The job moves you from place to place.  A job gets you from A to B, delivery X and you get Y. A job gets you from A to B, delivery X and you get Y – i.e., do work for us and you get a salary. A career can be composed of many jobs that only you know are leading you down the path of your chosen career to where you really want to go. Want to believe in the career direction you are going? Then

August 2, 2016

Greg Thomas

Growing a Team

Growing a Team can be considered similar to growing a company. You need to look at culture fit. You need to look at skills. You need to look at growth. What do I mean by all of these? Culture Fit Plain and simply, you’ve built a culture unto your own team, whatever it is, it is what you’ve built.  The questions you ask in interviews should be shaped around the culture of your team so this person knows what they are getting into and you know what you are getting.  It’s at this part in the interview that you move more

July 13, 2016

Greg Thomas

Receiving No

It’s easy to say no, easy to hear it and easy to walk away from it. It’s a whole other story to receive it, think about it, take it in and step back on it. Why was it a no? Did I go wrong somewhere? Was there a misunderstanding? It could be no for a variety of reasons, but the ones who convert the No into Yes are the ones who ask themselves those questions and learn to receive it. Once you receive it and understand it, only then can you put together the plan to change it to a