How fabulous to be a media/theater/entertainment student and receive career advice from Diane Keaton. On a visit to Dallas she generously conducted a brilliant Q&A session at SMU. She was savvy and assertive. Witty and wise. More Murphy Brown than Annie … Continue reading
May 5, 2010
Who doesn’t love this scene from AMC’s Mad Men (Season 1, Episode 9, “Shoot”) when a beleaguered Betty Draper grabs the kids’ BBgun and takes aim at the neighbor’s pigeons? Betty is not alone in her frustration. In a down economy, … Continue reading
April 29, 2010
I am featured in The Wall Street Journal in an article entitled The Next Best Career Move: Actually Moving. Writer Liz Garone did an outstanding job illustrating the premise with success stories of people who have put the cart before the … Continue reading
April 13, 2010
I’ve been interviewed by a very smart, career-enhancing blog – The Glass Hammer – designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. It was founded by Nicki Gilmour, one of the original team assembled at the Financial News in London to … Continue reading
March 25, 2010
Photo Copyright Nancy Keene, 1997 My husband and I witnessed firsthand the ascent of Tiger Woods into global sports superstardom and the velocity of the buzz that it entailed. It was Monday — Martin Luther King Day — during the week … Continue reading
February 19, 2010
I was interviewed on the topic of The Perfect Fit for a podcast hosted by Aaron Crowe, a section editor for AOL business/finance programming. It’s part of a regular series called WalletPop on BlogTalkRadio. Here is the … Continue reading
December 3, 2009
Call it the law of unintended consequences. You’re a rapid-growth local food company. You build out your market in concentric circles. Local…regional…national. But one day…boom. You’re selling into the military. Where are their end-users? Iraq. Afghanistan. You’ve got to drop-ship … Continue reading
October 20, 2009
I received a fun email from a former colleauge who commented on my post A Cup of Coffee with a Real Mad Man. Celesta was one of the early females in the ad agency world. She was — and still … Continue reading
October 6, 2009
It’s been a difficult and protracted economic downturn – with high levels of unemployment, a dearth of spending and pressure on those remaining inside companies to deliver results with fewer resources. With droves of talented individuals in transition – from … Continue reading
October 6, 2009
Talk about timing. August 2010 unemployment rates were announced at the onset of the Labor Day holiday. Not much to celebrate at 9.7%, a 26-year high. Executive search consultants at the time were polled for a national overview of the … Continue reading
September 26, 2009