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Learning From Goodbye
Goodbyes Come With The Territory I’m a consultant. That means I change jobs a lot. I am in and out of organizations. I meet a lot of people, work with a lot of people and say goodbye to a lot… Continue reading
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Reflections on Failure
We Hate To Fail There are all kinds of failures. Business failures. Job failures. Life failures. Design failures. Project failures. School failures. Sports failures. Relationship failures. When you look at the books on Amazon about failure (more than 6,000 paperbacks),… Continue reading
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Small Decisions, Big Life
Learning From Friends I have a friend in his eighties who insists that he is here because his grandfather broke his leg when he was a child. I know, I know, that’s hard to follow. I don’t know why he… Continue reading
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Lessons from Life for Business
There are a lot of things that you do as a matter of course in your life that if we did them in our businesses lives, things might run more smoothly: Be Purposeful Don’t work for just a paycheck–have a… Continue reading
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Lessons from Business For Life
There are a lot of things that businesses do as a matter of course that if we did them in our personal lives, things might run more smoothly: Have a Mission What is the purpose of your life? A business… Continue reading
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The Art of Networking
Network Now, Before You Need To LinkedIn sent out a lot of emails this week, notifying people that they were in the top 10%, 5%, 1% most viewed profiles. LinkedIn probably did that to pump up their own volume, but you should… Continue reading
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Mentor Me, Mentor You
Find a Mentor. Use a Mentor. Be a Mentor. I’m sure you’re always hearing the advice that you need a mentor. In fact, you’ve even heard it from me. Why do people keep giving that advice? There is research that supports… Continue reading
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Are You Too Old To Get a (New) Job?
How Old Is Old? Lately the theme of being too old has continued to pop up in my coaching practice like a Whack-A- Mole game on steroids. The ironic thing is that the people who have brought it up have… Continue reading
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Leaders Don’t Give Up
Leaders Come In All Flavors I have recently had the opportunity to watch some really good leaders in action. They were all different kinds of people. They were different genders, ages, backgrounds and experience. The thing that I noticed that… Continue reading
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Stick with Your New Year’s Resolutions: Find Your Gateway Habits
Another Year, Another List Do you make the same New Year’s Resolutions year after year? Save money. Lose weight. Get a new job. Get a promotion. Spend more time with the family. Do you ever get your resolutions done? How… Continue reading
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