by Guillermo Villar | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
Have you heard about informational interviewing? It’s what you do before you decide to really go for that next job. It’s a great tool that I teach many of my clients how to use—even those who aren’t actively looking for a job. Here’s the...
by Guillermo Villar | Jan 14, 2017 | Blog
Speaking up at work is so important! If you and others don’t speak up, then you’re not providing the value that your company or your customers are paying you for. Even more importantly, bad things happen when people don’t speak up. Shoddy work gets...
by Guillermo Villar | Dec 16, 2016 | Blog
In this season of giving, we can take stock of how we’ve done this past year by accepting the “gift” of feedback. Are you kidding me? Feedback? A gift? Yes, a gift in more ways than one. Sometimes it’s like that perfect gift: Oh my gosh,...
by Guillermo Villar | Dec 1, 2016 | Blog
I was listening to a National Public Radio piece recently about employees who don’t get along with their boss. The piece cited a Gallup study that found that 50% of US employees have left a job to get away from their manager. Yes, half! Anyway, it got me...
by Guillermo Villar | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog
My wife and I had occasion to shop for a new car recently, and she happily handed the reins of the negotiation process over to me. I gladly took on the responsibility, not because I’m a natural born negotiator—although I guess I hate it less than the average...
