Essays on creative leadership,
culture, and the human side of work.
Published weekly, with an original illustration. Two series: Becoming and Advisory Notes.
Getting a raise isn’t all about timing, but that’s a big part of it. Here are nine scenarios when you should be ready to ask for a raise.
Negotiation doesn’t have to mean confrontation. Even sensitive, creative people can learn to be tough as nails at the negotiating table.
The traits that make creative professionals good at our jobs are the same traits that hold us back in a salary negotiation.
Of the many difficult interview questions, these three are tricky because they suggest that you drift a bit to the personal side with your answers.
It might be tempting to lie a little when a salary negotiation gets tense. In my experience, I’ve never once seen a time when lying had a positive outcome.