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Richard SkaareA regular paycheck after unemployment can cause us to forget what we promised in the tough times that we would do in the good times -- like remembering people from back then. Time to return to the foxhole.The week before getting a job offer, following...

Mistakes are not what they used to be. They once were black and white, intimidating, and your fault. Now a mistake is more oops than ouch, encouraged as development, touted as a growth opportunity, and not completely your fault.

When I stepped into the university classroom as a guest lecturer for a course titled “Computer-mediated Communication,” I faced 40 students sitting in rows of tables peering politely at me from behind computer screens while tapping on keys.

You’re put into an authority position — say, in your company, for a community organization, or at your condo association — because you exude confidence.  Your first challenge is to not let consensus thwart that confidence.