by Pat Sweet | Jan 18, 2013 | Article, Professional Development
One of the questions I get most often over on Twitter is about how you move into the career or field you want if you have no experience in it. It’s an excellent question. The answer would definitely take more than a single post to answer, though I think...
by Pat Sweet | Jan 10, 2013 | Article, Professional Development
One of my mains goals for this blog is to help you develop your professional and technical self. I want you to be awesome at what you do. And if you’re already awesome, I want to help be even more awesome – as tough a task as that may be. One of the best...
by Pat Sweet | Jan 9, 2013 | Article, Leadership
Leadership is one of those things that can be tough describe. It’s one of those “you know it when you see it” kinds of things. Anyone who’s worked on teams lead by a good leader knows what a difference it can make in the success of the project,...
by Pat Sweet | Jan 2, 2013 | Article, Professional Development
Ah yes, it’s a new year. And with each new year comes the promise of new excitement, new projects, and new adventures. 2013 comes with the opportunity for you to achieve greatness. I’ll tell you one thing, though. 2013 isn’t going to be great because...
by Pat Sweet | Dec 11, 2012 | Article, Leadership, People Management
This past weekend, I got an urgent call from a close friend just after 6AM. Her young baby was running a high fever and she and her husband wanted to take her to the hospital. She asked if I could come over to watch over their older son while they were out. Of...
by Pat Sweet | Dec 8, 2012 | Article, Productivity
Here’s my latest entry in my How to Write an Email series. These posts are meant to help you develop skills in the most common and ubiquitous form of written communication in the world of information work: email. Today’s post is a bit of a twofer....
