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How to Be a Good Audience to Creativity
Tweet Share on Facebook February 3, 2009 Comment (1)The first line of today’s Seth Godin is priceless: "Creativity loves a problem, but it hates a lousy audience."
No question, it is difficult being a great audience to creative ideas when the bad times hit and when everyone around you is playing the “ain’t it awful" game.
When you're playing defense, it’s hard to listen up for the new end-around, flea-flicker, Hail Mary pass. “We’re playing DEE-FENSE here!” they all say.
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Going Home for Lunch: A Recipe for Stress?
Tweet Share on Facebook February 2, 2009 Comment (5)Does anyone out there know what percent of office workers go home for lunch? It's something I always wanted in my work-life, and now that I have it, I'm not convinced it's all I thought it was cracked up to be.
It takes me between 12 and 22 minutes in each direction--short enough to be a viable option, but long enough to make it not worth my time.
We've talked about the downside of living too close to the office. But now let's see if there's a real benefit in heading home for lunch:
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How to Juggle a Job Offer When You're Waiting for Another
Tweet Share on Facebook February 2, 2009 Comment (18)A reader writes:
What is the protocol when you have an offer in hand from Company A but you're waiting on a second job offer from Company B that you think would be a better fit? Let's assume Company B's offer might not be forthcoming (if at all) for 3 weeks or more. Obviously, you can try to tell Company A that you're sifting through all your alternatives and need 2 weeks, but how long can one reasonably expect to string along Job A? I've seen people accept Company A (a bird in the hand...) and then quit in a month if Company B's offer comes through, yet that strikes me as quite unprofessional. What do you think?
Yes, it's absolutely unprofessional--and unwise--to accept a job only to quit soon after if you get a different offer. The first company will have turned their other candidates loose by that point and invested time and money in preparing for your arrival, so this will burn that bridge in a fiery explosion. You'll also damage your reputation in your industry; people talk and others (whom you may someday want to work for) will hear about it. So assume that once you accept an offer, you'll need to keep your word.
