Jo McDermott

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  • Do You Take Initiative?

    Duh.  I Know To Take The Initiative. You’ve heard that you should take initiative. Duh. But do you do it? Do you suggest ideas? Do you seek to improve the situation? Do you take action? Do you do it when… Continue reading

  • Do You Really Need A Mentor?

    Do You Need A Mentor? It’s common to hear that you need a mentor for career success.  Is that still true?  Yes. You need a mentor.  You need several.  Over the course of your career you need people who help… Continue reading

  • If You’ve Been In Your Job 10 Years, Wake Up. Read This. In Fact, Read This Even If You Haven’t Been In Your Job 10 Years.

    You’re too expensive If you’ve been in your job 10 years, you’re too expensive.  For the company.  I don’t mean that you personally aren’t worth the money you’re making.  I mean that you aren’t worth it to the company.  Think… Continue reading

  • Leaders Are Not Followers

    I know.  I know.  There is a school of thought that leaders can/should be good followers.  I’m not saying that leaders can’t follow directions, or act appropriately within their hierarchy.  I don’t think leaders are followers.  I think leaders think… Continue reading

  • Time Is Critical To Your Success

    I think about time a lot.  I’m fascinated by time.  My perspective on time is that it is unlimited.  I know that isn’t true.  In fact, I have lots of great reasons to know that that isn’t true.  I still… Continue reading

  • Do You Ever Think About Your Legacy?

        This has been a tough week.  A dear friend’s husband had a stroke.  A young acquaintance died.  A friend lost a job.  Another friend had a baby girl. The juxtaposition of all these events has made me think… Continue reading

  • I Am Heartbroken

    This About Trayvon Martin And this is about all of us.  I am a white woman.  To some that automatically disqualifies me to feel what I feel about the verdict in the trial about Trayvon Martin’s death.  I am angry.  I am… Continue reading

  • Do You Need More Education To Grow Your Career?

    How Do You Decide? I recently have had a couple of folks let me know that they have completed the next level of their education.  One of them reminded me that I had responded to his “I’ll be x years… Continue reading

  • Fat People Aren’t Good Workers.

    I don’t really believe that fat people aren’t good workers.  In fact, I am a fat people (or at least I used to be) and I happen to think that I am a good worker.  There are a lot of… Continue reading

  • My Boss Is Young Enough To Be My Child!

    Younger Bosses It happens to all of us–no matter how successful we are–if you stay in the workforce long enough, you’re going to have a boss younger than you.  Why does this matter?  Why do you care?  Yeah, yeah, it… Continue reading