Banding Together Webinar

Several people have told me how helpful it was to attend Phoenix Staff, Inc.’s recent webinar. They said Allen and I helped them re-think their approach to job-hunting. Maybe it can help you, too.

Phoenix Staff kindly invited me to speak at their Banding Together webinar series. This one was aptly called Discover Your Cluelessness. The webinar was recorded and is available on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYjRuQ3_GlM

It was a great conversation. Here are the timestamps for the topics we discussed:

• 00:45 Why “The Work” in the title of the Clueless at The Work book?
• 02:17 The Buddhist teacup story from Ron Siegel’s The Science of Mindfulness lecture series.
• 04:15 Don’t assume you’re going to get promoted, Cluelessness
• 07:50 Victim’s mentality during the pandemic
• 12:45 How to identify whether you’re a “victim”
• 17:48 Don’t pretend to know what you don’t know, and know your weaknesses
• 23:25 Know your values and weaknesses, right now
• 28:04 Saying “I don’t know”
• 31:22 Should you prep for an interview or wing it?
• 36:55 How does one get feedback on a résumé and cover letter?
• 41:35 Your résumé is a sales pitch
• 43:50 Asking for a promotion
• 48:37 Rating yourself and your capabilities
• 54:30 How do you talk about 2020 without sounding like a victim?
• 57:10 When are you living? Past, present, or future?
• 58:13 What if you have a great offer at a company with a core weakness?

If you’d like to book me to speak on your podcast, webinar, or at your company, message me.