Career Management Tips – Smart Lemming – Career Management Guide

Present Possible Solutions to Problems A wise C-level once said to me, “Don’t present me with a problem, include potential solutions to the problem.” This was simple, yet elegant advice that I’ve received as a knowledge worker. Have you ever sent an email or told your boss only the problem without possible solutions? Have you [...]

Your Productivity Tools When you’re fresh out undergraduate or graduate school, you’ll most likely need to use basic tools to do your work. I’m referring to Microsoft Office Professional Edition and related Microsoft products. If you have a limited skill set with Office, then do a deep dive, becoming an expert in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, [...]

Meeting management is an art form. It’s also a political skill that you must learn, if you want to move up the ladder. Ram Charan writes a column on Yahoo! Finance called “What Every Company Should Know.” His article “The Key to Worthwhile Business Meetings” outlines five tips effective meetings. According to Charan, the right [...]

Your first impression is a lasting impression. When you start a new job, it pays to achieve big results in your first 90 to 100 days. By demonstrating high performance levels, delivering results, and more importantly, building goodwill, you’ll receive confidence from your manager, peers, and/or direct reports. That first impression can lead to a [...]

Want to flatten your learning curve in managing and leading a stage 2 company? First, you ask, “What’s stage 2 company? It’s one that has successfully acquired resources and developed complex operational systems. Read up on the core areas of business. From my experience in smaller companies, the brilliant CEOs and founders were natural, charismatic [...]

Feeling uncomfortable because you messed up on a project, making looks like Ryan in The Office? Are you hearing crickets, as you ask your boss for feedback? There’s nothing worse than knowing that you could have done better on a project or task. You want feedback, but your manager can’t handle the situation, putting both [...]

Are You Toxic? Are you a disgruntled and angry employee, trying to find a new job where the grass is greener? But a funny thing happens during your job interview process, you don’t get call backs. Why? By any chance were you whining or complaining about your former employer? Have you turned into a toxic [...]

Don’t Stay under the Radar Most women I’ve worked with, have a difficult time publicizing their accomplishments. Some of the executives, have a hard time with self-promotion. Men are trained to take credit for their achievements, while women seem to stay under the radar. I’ve had to learn to take credit for my projects. Once [...]