From Seattle to San Diego, there can be little doubt that the West Coast is experiencing a building boom in both the residential and commercial sectors. While many things about that kind of growth are exciting and full of promise, it does come with an unanticipated side [...]

You are not alone in feeling like you just hit what New York Public Radio host Tanzania Vega describes as the “pandemic wall.” Our collective adrenaline has been pumping nonstop, sustaining us in a marathon where we can’t see the finish line. Being able to turn the [...]

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey Resilience. It’s one of the secrets to survival, both professionally and personally. It’s what’s gotten you to where you are, and it’s what will help define who you will become. It is easy to forget in the middle of [...]

I never thought my previous experiences as a recording and touring musician would somehow inform me in my professional life as an agency recruiter, but it turns out the musician way of networking was onto something. Here are some lessons my creative life has taught me that [...]

I recently spoke to a friend who is fresh on the job search track, in the middle of a pandemic. She is understandably a little bit nervous. At first glance, it can look like everything we have learned about building connections, and landing that dream job, was [...]

As reality is still setting in and facts are still being discovered about the impact of the Corona virus across the globe, you may have seen a well-intentioned trend popping up on social media that tells you how to be productive with your time. It’s easy to [...]

A few years ago, the thought of asking an employer whether I could work from home sounded about as scary as jumping out of a helicopter. Working 9-5 at a desk was a something we all had to grin and bear if we were not extremely talented [...]

Business coach Peter Drucker was known for dispensing some sage advice that still rings true decades later: Do what you do best and outsource the rest. What comes to mind when you hear that mantra? An immediate list likely appears of all the tasks you know are [...]

When it rains, it pours; most are familiar with this phrase.  It’s what we use to describe the inertia of negative circumstances building and snowballing. Can you think of the equivalent phrase used to describe the opposite? The experience of positive inertia? “Just look at the bright [...]

The recent energetic construction activity in Seattle is likely to continue, reports the Seattle Times Seattle Construction Boom relying on a report recently released by the Downtown Seattle Association. There are 66 projects underway from SLU to SODO, of various kinds, but mostly apartments. Despite what some [...]