If you are one of the many who are frustrated about not receiving the elusive position you have had you eye on, ask for a performance review and make it work for your benefit. Do not approach it from the perspective of what you did wrong, but rather what you can do to improve your opportunities for career advancement. Feedback shouldn’t be something that happens to you. It should be something you can take control of and make happen for your benefit.

By Dr. Jeff Van Pelt
Which of these descriptions do you think is more accurate?
Generation Y: born between 1982 and 2000. Right out of school they expect a high salary, corner office, and lots of vacation. They need close supervision, frequent feedback, and ample recognition. They show little company loyalty, and change jobs more often [...]

Asking doesn’t come easy for most. But if you don’t ask for want you want you won’t get what you want. To avoid having to ask we convince ourselves that we shouldn’t have too, believing that our work speaks for itself and that we should be rewarded for our effort. Or we believe that we have sufficiently hinted about our desires, but become frustrated and disappointed about being overlooked or ignored when career advancement opportunities arise. You must be visible and vocal to experience the career success you deserve.

Leanna Cruz
Editorial Director
You may have heard Warren Buffet say “if you wait until you see the Robin, spring will already be over.”
Two weeks ago several women were promoted as the Chairman of General Motors Co. Ed Whitacre looks to change the culture of the auto giant. A female auto analyst says that she was surprised [...]

Leanna Cruz
Editorial Director
Organizations need more than the best skilled and most knowledgeable employees, they need those employees to be committed and to be leaders. Leaders who can do want needs to be done when faced with obstacles and who do not wait for direction when faced with challenges. They need leaders who can get teams [...]

Have you ever been surprised when you expected to be promoted but were passed over? If so, you may have overlooked the criteria employers consider when promoting employees. Not being aware of these could be what is keeping you from getting the promotion you want and experiencing career success.
Of course, employers look first to those [...]

You can experience more success if you start with a positive attitude. With a positive attitude and a positive perspective, you will do the things you need to do to get the result you want regardless of the struggle. Grab some paper and let’s bring success your way.
Change your input to change your attitude.
Success requires [...]

Sarah, a 56-year-old woman who has been working in Silicon Valley for more than 25 years, attended a recent Anita Borg Institute TechLeaders Power and Influence Program. During the final exercise, she turned to me and asked, “Have men known these things all along?” When I nodded yes, she frowned and returned to doing calculations [...]

 
By Wendy J. Meyeroff
 If anyone had a reason to let life defeat her, it was Leigh Valentine. “My multi-millionaire husband not only divorced me, he made sure I didn’t have a penny to support myself or our son.” Yet within seven years, Leigh had a skin care company worth $250 million.
 
There’s no doubt that hard [...]

When Edgar Schein was hired as a consultant by a Swiss chemical corporation to find ways of encouraging innovation, one of his tactics was to write up several memos containing his observations and recommendations. He then handed his memos directly to certain managers, asking them to pass them along to their colleagues who managed other [...]