by mvboronowski | Mar 14, 2018 | Adaptability
Most of us will probably apply for more positions than we get. You need to be prepared to deal with career disappointment from time to time. The farther along the application process you make it, the more it can sting when you learn you weren’t the successful...
by mvboronowski | Mar 7, 2018 | Leadership
The future is exciting and also makes me nervous. I guess you could say that I’m nervited about the years ahead and how to prepare my kids for what’s coming. Figuring out how to get them ready for a Terminator-Matrix-Looper-Hunger-Games scenario is part of my process,...
by mvboronowski | Feb 28, 2018 | Communication, Have Better Conversations
Sharing a compelling vision for your organization’s year ahead, your team’s work priorities or your family’s vacation is a differentiator. When a community clearly understands why something is happening and how it will unfold, shit gets done and people have fun doing...
by mvboronowski | Feb 21, 2018 | Collaboration, Have Better Conversations
I think that we need to disrupt our social networks by thinking of and engaging with other people. Wharton super-professor Adam Grant recently tweeted that what actually drives prejudice is “in-group love, not out-group hate”. We need to engage and connect with...
by mvboronowski | Feb 14, 2018 | Creativity, Pop Culture Career Advice
It’s Valentines Day today and I recently watched Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts light up the screen and box office with the romantic comedy Notting Hill on Netflix. In case you missed it, the film tells the story of ordinary William Thacker, an everyday English...
by mvboronowski | Feb 7, 2018 | Leadership, Pop Culture Career Advice
Having two kids under four means I have the privilege of reading Pete the Cat stories by literary genius James Dean. My wife appreciates that the characters are always kind to each other and that each story ends with a simple and impactful life lesson. I agree with...