"When we fail to achieve our goals, procrastination is often the culprit. But how exactly is procrastination to be understood? It has been described as imprudent, irrational, inconsistent, and even immoral, but there has been no sustained philosophical debate concerning the topic." … words from a description of The Thief of Time; Philosophical Essays on Procrastination, edited by Chrisoula Andreou and Mark D. White.

From a description of the book The Thief of Time by John Boyne … "It is...

"It feels like you're breaking up with me!" These were the words that a former manager of mine blurted out years ago when I told him I had been approached by another company and had decided to accept their offer for a new position.  I had been part of a fairly small group of people reporting to this manager.  We worked well together, had complimentary skills and made our boss look good, so he saw my departure as very personal.  No surprise.  He was human and his first thoughts were about...

After one of the worst winters on record in New England, with frigid temperatures for weeks on end and snow totals that forced even the most stalwart Yankee stock to stay inside, Spring is finally here. There is a verdant smell, a warming of the soil and a warming of the sun that make us all feel reborn, revitalized and ready to make things happen. It is also a season of color: delicate yellow-green of new leaves before they change to emerald, green grass, brilliant yellow wild parakeets and...

Recently I have been involved in numerous conversations about interviewing. It’s wonderful that there seem to be more positions being posted and that organizations seem to be inviting candidates in for interviews. So, if you are a job seeker, the odds that you may be engaged in interviewing seem to be improving. And the burning question is… are you ready to be interviewed?

The best interviews are a conversation, a dialogue, an engaging exchange between two adults with a shared goal… to make...

Although it is sensible to focus on what a job seeker can do for a target employer or organization, whether or not our story is credible is largely dependent on the achievements and results that we have already generated, rather than on what we say we can achieve in the future.

Behavioral research tells us that the way in which an individual has performed in the past is a good indication of how that same individual will perform in the future. Humans learn and grow and acquire new skills,...