Jun 2, 2026
Man is a political animal
One of the common complaints I hear from people about their current or prior...
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Jun 2, 2026
Jun 1, 2026
Corporations are reptilian
I hope no one will be offended by the thought that corporations are reptilian....
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May 31, 2026
Changing industries
More often than not, members of our networking group prefer to change...
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May 28, 2026
It must make sense (to them)
When I was in my mid-30’s, I had the great honor of being treasurer of my...
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May 26, 2026
Do you know who I am?
There is an extended joke I heard a while back about a man who experienced a...
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May 21, 2026
Help, I’m trapped in a nut shell!
I always find it interesting what people say about themselves.
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May 20, 2026
Everything is a story about you
I always find it interesting what people say about themselves.
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May 19, 2026
Say what?
I used to be very good at multi-tasking. Now that I have gotten older, I am not...
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May 18, 2026
Asking for and accepting help
In our male dominated society called The FENG, one of the biggest challenges I...
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May 17, 2026
No one is out of work forever
One of the pearls of wisdom I heard from a friend of mine in 1991 was that no...
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May 14, 2026
Can you spel?
Some of the notes that I get from our many learned members fill me with dismay....
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May 13, 2026
What was your name again?
We do live in a wonderful time. We have Google, LinkedIn, and every firm that...
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May 12, 2026
Outgoing signatures (yes, again)
Of course, it would be an understatement to tell you that I believe in the...
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May 11, 2026
An over reliance on job leads
Part of the lecture I deliver to new members who call me is that The FENG is a...
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May 10, 2026
Are you good for nothing?
One of the many things I am always surprised about is the degree to which most...
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May 7, 2026
Selling from your own wagon
Although we are frequently willing to accept lower salaries and/or lesser...
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May 6, 2026
Asking for specifics
One of the worst things that anyone networking can do is to ask if you know of...
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May 5, 2026
Are you over qualified?
I’m sure tonight’s topic will generate a lot of comments. Those of you who...
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May 4, 2026
A cut in pay
Probably one of the most upsetting and disappointing aspects of searching for a...
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May 3, 2026
The power of networking
For those of you who have been spending any significant time surfing the job...
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Apr 30, 2026
Precision in your communications
Perhaps it all started with the telegraph. (Hey, they were charging by the...
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Apr 29, 2026
Maintaining your focus
Life is made up of a lot of endless details. And, as financial people, the...
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Apr 28, 2026
An executive of true mystery
I am always amazed and astounded how frequently the resumes I see are missing...
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Apr 27, 2026
Spring has sprung
In the past week, it is clear that spring is finally here in Connecticut. As...
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Apr 26, 2026
Why do boaters wave at each other?
I don’t know about you, but there are lots of things in this world that I...
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Apr 23, 2026
Sharing our knowledge
From time to time, I write an editorial that generates very thoughtful...
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Apr 22, 2026
There are evil doers
The executive search business isn’t what it used to be, but then what is?
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Apr 21, 2026
Stress reduction in networking
I suppose it is hard to believe, but those on the receiving of networking calls...
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Apr 20, 2026
A fair fight
One of the most over-rated things in this world is a fair fight.
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Apr 19, 2026
25 words or less
The resume format is sure constraining. If only the world was willing to listen...
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Apr 16, 2026
Keeping your network alive
A very long time ago, President John F. Kennedy was holding a news conference....
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Apr 15, 2026
The foundation of your career
The urban legend out in the world is that the most recent 10 years of your...
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Apr 14, 2026
Don’t call me, I’ll call you
A few weeks ago, I was doing a pretty good job of keeping up with my email....
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Apr 13, 2026
Your real audience
One of my favorite “sayings from the Chairman” is: I try to make things so easy...
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Apr 12, 2026
Telephone sales
If getting up in front of a large group and doing your elevator pitch isn’t bad...
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Apr 9, 2026
Too smart for our own good
One of the problems with being a senior financial executive is that we have all...
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Apr 8, 2026
Your allotted time
I do tend to rattle on. Some night I will tell you the FULL story about how I...
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Apr 7, 2026
The ability to communicate
The changes that have taken place in the past 25 years in our ability to...
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Apr 6, 2026
A beautiful mind
Many years ago in the movie “A beautiful mind” about John Nash, the...
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Apr 5, 2026
Individual responsibility
One of the themes that I like to present from time to time is the idea that...
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Apr 2, 2026
Just in time budgeting
One of the many concepts I learned when I worked for a large corporation (that...
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Apr 1, 2026
Setting expectations
One of the very important issues facing us as an organization is the “care and...
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Mar 31, 2026
Miles of bad advice
If there is any one thing that is consistent among senior executives who are in...
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Mar 30, 2026
The hidden job market
For those of you who I have not convinced about the value of networking, I...
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Mar 29, 2026
Surviving storms at sea
For my birthday one year, my daughter bought me a book: “A Voyage for Madmen”...
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Mar 26, 2026
Reinventing yourself
During every recession, there are typically specific industries that experience...
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Mar 25, 2026
Goals and objectives
My wife and I used to go cruising on our sailboat every summer for about two...
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Mar 24, 2026
Details, details, details
One of the most annoying things about us financial types (at least to...
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Mar 23, 2026
The captain can show no fear
With just about everyone in the ENTIRE world running around like their hair was...
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Mar 22, 2026
Fool’s gold, job leads & networking
A long time ago I received an email from one of our members comparing and...
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Mar 18, 2026
Why bother?
I was working on an assignment for The FECG a few years ago that generated a...
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Mar 17, 2026
The renewal of old friendships
I never cease to be amazed how time stands still with respect to old friends.
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Mar 16, 2026
The golden rule
If there is any complaint I hear more than any other, it is that those we send...
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Mar 15, 2026
The sound of one hand clapping
Some time ago a member wrote to me lamenting that although he was responding to...
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Mar 12, 2026
Paying back favors
One of the worst feelings you can have when you are networking is that you are...
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Mar 11, 2026
Picking the pennies up off the floor
I am often asked how one should budget one’s time when conducting a job search....
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Mar 10, 2026
First, get the job offer
I often have been heard to joke that when I was in the Advertising business I...
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Mar 5, 2026
I know you're busy
I know we live in a world of email, text messages and X (formerly Twitter), but...
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Mar 1, 2026
A compelling summary
There is no more important space on your resume than that first section after...
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Feb 23, 2026
Saying thank you
One of the gag gifts that my wife got once was a “Stress Busters” calendar....
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Feb 19, 2026
If you are going to bother
A lot has been written over the years and in this newsletter about the do’s and...
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Feb 17, 2026
Enlightened self interest
Given that the number of leads on our Job Board is not large at the moment, I...
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Feb 16, 2026
Impacting the lives of others
Over the course of our own lives, we are often unaware of things we have said...
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Feb 15, 2026
Facilitating communication
I don’t know how many of you go for humorous movies. There aren’t too many good...
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