October 10, 2018 - Sterling Freeman

October 10, 2018
Michael Sterling

Office Etiquette: Responding vs. Reacting

Life throws curve balls. What do you do? Respond or react? Responding vs. reacting can make or break a career. On the surface responding and reacting may appear to be one and the same. They’re not. Responding vs. Reacting Reacting is: knee-jerk; without thought to the situation and is often aggressive. Responding […]

August 10, 2018
Michael Sterling

Initiative Starts with ‘I’

As the saying goes, “There’s no ‘I’ in Team.” However, there is an ‘I’ in Initiative. If you’re wishing and waiting for professional success to be handed to you – remember Initiative starts with ‘I’. As a career coach and recruiter, I speak with many job seekers who tell me “My boss hasn’t given […]