What Are Your Strengths?
People rarely think about their strengths — unless they are facing a job or admission interview. One likely question there: What are your strengths as a candidate? Aside from an impending interview we can benefit from thinking about our strengths. The thoughts...
Mistakes to Avoid at Work
The new school year has started, and I have compiled for myself a list of things not to do while teaching. My list comes from actual and fictional events. First, do not refer to students who never come to class as spooks. This was a mistake...
Quitting can be wise
I went to see my GP recently. I had a book, Wolf Hall, in my hand, and he told me he had read it and its sequel. He added that he disliked them both. I must have shown puzzlement, so he explained that he never stopped reading a book he had started. His...
Work Success for Individuals with Adult ADHD
I was telling a friend about something that happened to me at work when she uttered a wolf howl. I stopped talking and looked at her. She said she was hungry. My first thought: A howl in that situation is what I would expect from someone who has attention deficit...
Job Interview Question: What was the Last Book You Read?
A friend of mine recently had a management-consultant job interview in which he was asked to name the last book he read. I don’t know how he answered — he is not a regular book reader. My immediate perverse thoughts turned to what answers would be...
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