Work and Career - How To Get A Raise

December 12, 2011

Interview with Kristi Hedges, author of the book The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others

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Mike Carruthers:
Presence it’s a hard concept to define and yet…

Kristi Hedges:
We’re all experts at other people’s presence. We know when someone walks into the room we can almost feel what their presence is and what their command is of a room and the energy that they bring into the room. However if someone says to you, “What’s your presence?” you’re probably going to stumble a little bit in trying to describe it.
 

November 22, 2011

Interview with Brendon Burchard, author of the book The Millionaire Messenger: Make a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your Advice

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Mike Carruthers:
Are you an expert at something?

Brendon Burchard:
Every single one of us has a life story or experiences or wisdom that we’ve gathered in our life (either from a personal life or professional life) that can actually help other people.
 

August 19, 2011

Interview with Michael Gurian, author of the book Leadership and the Sexes: Using Gender Science to Create Success in Business (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership)

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Mike Carruthers:
You communicate differently than members of the opposite sex. That just is. However, in the workplace it can become a problem if you're not aware of some of these differences.

Michael Gurian:
A big difference between men and women is that men tend to aggressively self-promote more than women do and it helps them climb ladders. And a lot of this is based in brain chemistry differences.
 

July 8, 2011

Interview with Jeffrey Garton, author of the book Career Contentment: Don't Settle for Anything Less!

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Mike Carruthers:
Seeking job satisfaction in your career may be a big waste of time.

Jeffrey Garton:
Job satisfaction is never possible. As we age and our interests evolve we expect more - something new and different. It's in our DNA to complain and even if we're in the most satisfying job, we will find some reason to complain.
 

February 18, 2011

Interview with Dr. Tim Irwin, author of the book Run With the Bulls Without Getting Trampled: The Qualities You Need to Stay Out of Harm's Way and Thrive at Work

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Mike Carruthers:
Why do some people love going to work and others hate it?

Tim Irwin:
I find that the people who are really passionate about their jobs have really found a way to connect who they are with what they're doing. And we do that by connecting with the customer. Line of site to the customer, I find, is the real key to this whole thing.
 

September 30, 2010

Interview with Paul Marciano, author of the book Carrots and Sticks Don't Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT

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Mike Carruthers:
We may need to rethink the traditional ways we motivate and reward employees.

Paul Marciano:
As an example we talk about the importance of teamwork and yet in these kinds of employee of the month programs there’s usually only 1 winner.
 

April 21, 2010

Interview with Paula Caligiuri, author of the book Get a Life, Not a Job: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work For You

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Mike Carruthers:
Everyone is supposedly more stressed out today than ever. So what is everyone so stressed out about?

Paula Caligiuri, PhD:
75% of Americans name work and money as their top 2 stressors.
 

July 10, 2009

Interview with George Kohlrieser, author of Hostage at the Table
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Mike Carruthers:
In a situation like working for a horrible boss, you can feel like a hostage - so a good way to approach the problem may be the way a hostage negotiator would.

George Kohlrieser:
How do you build a bond with somebody you don't naturally like? This is what hostage negotiators do - how do you engage them in a dialogue and then how do you get somebody to see something different?

 June 25, 2009

Interview with Susan Joyce, Editor of
www.Job-Hunt.org
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Mike Carruthers:
If you're in the market for a new job perhaps the first thing you should do is Google your own name to see what comes up.

Susan Joyce:
This one poor guy has the same name as a sex offender and so you Google this guy's name and who comes up - the other guy. So he keeps having to go out and establish a separate identity for himself using his middle name.

 
      Susan Joyce