Books
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Looking for a job? Look in the HJM!
Looking for a job? Soooooo many people are looking for jobs these days. People who have been laid off are looking. People who are dissatisfied are looking. People who have been underemployed for a while are finally feeling like things… Continue reading
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Don’t Take Your Needs to Work
Basics/Needs/Wants My first exposure to the idea of how my needs impacted my career came from Laura Berman Fortgang’s book, Take Yourself to the Top. Fortgang divides things into basics/needs/wants. Most of us can tell what the basics are–enough food, housing,… Continue reading
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Dealing with A**holes
For some reason I’ve talked to a lot of people in the last couple of weeks who were having problems with people in their lives—mostly at work. The problem when you have to deal with people who are difficult is… Continue reading
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My Boss Doesn’t Listen to Me!
What Language Are You Speaking? My first question to you is– Are you speaking your boss’ language? And, I’m sure your answer is, “Of Course!” But are you really? One of the most important tools that I use to help… Continue reading
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New Job? Here’s What You Do:
First Thing The first thing you do is remember that you don’t know what you don’t know. Be very careful about your assumptions. If you had the same job in a different organization, remember it might not be the same… Continue reading
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Lead from where you are
Tops, Middles, Bottoms Are you the same kind of leader at work that you are at home? at church? with your friends? If you’re like most people, probably not. Why is that? Most people have a picture of the “power… Continue reading
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Fail. Fail. Fail.
Failing Isn’t Fun. I really, really to hate to fail. In fact, I hate it so much that I rarely admit that I failed when I do–it’s not that I lie about it–I just don’t even admit to myself. So… Continue reading
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It’s the End of First Quarter. How Are Your Resolutions?
Most of Us Make Resolutions The website, The Statistical Brain, says that 45% of us make New Year’s Resolutions and 8% of us succeed with them. Thirty nine percent of folks in their twenties succeed, compared to fourteen percent of… Continue reading
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So you want to start your own business . . .
Get Ready! I talk to a lot of people whose life goal is to start their own business. For most of them, it’s a “some day . . . ” kind of dream. You can’t start too soon. There are… Continue reading
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Who’s Looking Out For You?
Are you a “High Po?” A ‘High Po’ is a high potential employee. Organizations identify employees as high potential and invest in those employees. Companies identify and invest in high potentials (HPs) because they believe that the HPs have the… Continue reading
