Your Career Game Blog

How to Make Big Career Decisions: Don't Tack to Cover

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400

Nate Bennett and Stephen Mile's discuss if following the crowd is (or isn't) the best career strategy.

Leadership Continuity at MetLife

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:45:00 -0400

Nate Bennett comments on MetLife's approach for replacing the company's CEO.

Should Your Facebook Friends Ever Meet Your LinkedIn Connections?

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:15:00 -0400

Nate Bennett and Stephen Miles discuss why keeping your Facebook and LinkedIn friends separate is a smart career move.

Charlie Sheen's Career Game

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com — Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:45:00 -0400

Nate Bennett reviews the lessons you can learn from watching such a public career game.

Career Strategy

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com — Mon, 7 Jan 2011 18:00:00 -0400

Jeff Schatten of Georgia Tech's WREK interviews Nate Bennett during a November 2010 episode of North Avenue Lounge.

Your Career Game Podcast #6

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:00:00 -0400

I recently heard from a former colleague who's considering applying for a new position at a former employer. He left that company several years ago for greener grass and has since found that perhaps staying put would have been the wiser course. The former employer is hiring, and he wanted some advice on how to best earn a chance to go back home.

I think this desire to go back home is something that will more and more be a goal given much of what's being written about the millennial generation and their wanderlust. A number of my students have validated what executives have told me: young people are leaving employers simply to try something else. Many say as they head out the door that they may well be back one day....

Your Career Game Podcast #5

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com — Tue, 3 Aug 2010 14:35:00 -0400

Since publishing "Your Career Game" I have had a number of conversations with people looking for advice on how to cope with difficult bosses. Micromanagers, tyrants, and indifferent bosses all create uncomfortable situations for their subordinates. Now, during the recession when people feel more "stuck" than ever in their current job, a bad boss is even more frustrating. There is no end in sight to the "bad boss" because – at least for a time – quitting doesn't seem to be an option.

There is a lot to be said on the topic of bad bosses, but for this podcast I'll focus on one important consideration for approaching your career game: that's the distinction between what we call your short game and your long game.

The terms are borrowed from golf, where the difference between short and long game is primarily the distance involved in the shot. In golf, great players develop strong abilities at both; lesser players are usually so because they excel at one or the other.

The same is true in your career game: to win you have to be strong at both the short and long game.

In careers, the difference between the two isn't distance: it's time. Your short game has to do with the way you manage....

Mind Tools: Expert Interview: Nate Bennett

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:30:00 -0400

Nate Bennett talks about Game Theory and how it may be used to further your career, exploring the practicalities as well as the ethics.

Your Career Game Podcast #4

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com — Mon, 5 Jul 2010 13:00:00 -0400

Nate Bennett explains how a good story can help you find opportunity in the recession.

Are You Ready for Your Spotlight?

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com (Nathan Bennett) — Sun, 13 June 2010 17:06:00 -0400

Can BP CEO Tony Hayward help himself? For that matter, can anyone on his top management team help themselves? Since shortly after the April 20th accident on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform it appears that BP executives have made headlines more for their unfortunate comments than for their decisive actions.

Good or Bad News for Millenials?

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com (Nathan Bennett) — Sun, 13 June 2010 17:04:00 -0400

There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal recently. Reporter Jonnelle Marte described the fact that lean companies were increasingly leaning on younger, less experienced to do more, earlier in their careers. She rightly points out the benefits and risks these "opportunities" present.

Conan's Career Game

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com (Nathan Bennett) — Sun, 13 June 2010 17:02:00 -0400

The most talked about career move of the week belongs to late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien. TBS announced that O'Brien would debut his show on its network this fall, after its baseball post-season coverage concludes. Many were surprised by what they view as an odd move– as O'Brien himself noted: "In three months I've gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I'm headed to basic cable. My plan is working perfectly."

Making the Most Out of Mentors

nate.bennett@yourcareergame.com (Nathan Bennett) — Sun, 13 June 2010 17:00:00 -0400

People are quick to understand that mentors matter, but fewer understand how to really get the most out of one. Our contention is that just as with any other strategic resource, a key predictor of what will make one executive more successful than the next is the ability to leverage a mentor. It isn't enough to collect mentors – you must be purposeful in how you select and deploy them! Your ability to do this will have a dramatic impact on the trajectory of your career.