The most annoying interview question: What is your greatest weakness?


guard dog

I’ll start out by saying that I hate this question. Everyone hates this question. As various techniques, styles and technologies for hiring come and go out of fashion, this question persists like a cockroach. So I thought I would take the time to document my advice on dealing most effectively with this question. Read More

Stand Out, Get Promoted



This month’s webinar was on the topic of Stand Out, Get Promoted

If you missed it, you can download the recording.

StandOut

Are you getting the recognition and opportunities you deserve?

Both from my own quickly rising career, and from the experience I’ve had hiring many managers and executives, I’ve had a lot of opportunities to study what stands out. Read More

Managing Your Own Performance



This month’s webinar was on the topic of Managing Your Own Performance

If you missed it, you can download the recording.

Managing Your Own Performance

The webinar:

This is a very useful webinar to download if you want to:

  • Get your career and life goals in focus for next year
  • Manage your own productivity better
  • Get ready for a performance review with your boss
  • Know how to proactively choose the right work to ensure your development
  • Take consistent action on longer term career and business goals

NOVEMBER ONLY: Get $30 off on Membership

This webinar on Managing Your Own Performance is a great tool to help start the year with a strong plan. Read More

Marketing & Positioning Yourself


This month’s webinar was on Marketing & Positioning Yourself.

If you missed it, you can download the podcast!

MARK25

This is a useful webinar to download if you need to:

  • Prepare for a job search or interview
  • Go after a promotion in your own company
  • Prepare for your annual performance review
  • Build a compelling, go-to library of career-management materials
  • Be seen as your best, authentic self, more frequently and consistently

Free Download

If you are a member of Azzarello Group, you can download the webinar for free. Read More

Managing Your Boss


This month’s webinar was on Managing Your Boss.

If you missed it, you can download the podcast!

Managing Your Boss

This is a useful webinar to download if you need to:

  • Improve how you and your boss communicate
  • Negotiate your compensation with confidence
  • Make sure your accomplishments are valued by the company
  • Get more support for your work, your team and your career
  • Get connected to the organization above and around your boss

Free Download

If you are a member of Azzarello Group, you can download the webinar for free. Read More

What your peers are reading…


I was quite excited when I realized that I could open my book RISE on my kindle and ask to “view popular highlights and marks”.

How cool is that?

As I browsed through what most people were highlighting, I got the idea to share them because there is an interesting theme here…

The Most Popular Highlights in RISE

Here they are…

1. Read More

Making Sense of Employee Performance Ranking

Everyone’s exceptional!

Question: “How do you deal with people and teams who are average performers but who rate themselves as exceptional?”

This question came up on our last Member coaching hour call and I decided to write about it.

The rating scale

Since the call I’ve dug out the performance rating definitions I created to add to whatever corporate ones existed. Read More

© 2023 ALL MATERIALS COPYRIGHT AZZARELLO GROUP, INC. | CONTACT | PRIVACY