Career Goals
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So, You Want To Get Promoted. What Are You Doing About It?
People Who Do Their Job Don’t Get Promoted Doing your job is not enough. You were hired to do your job. The fact that you do it–even that you do it well–is not enough to make you stand out. If… Continue reading
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Do You Want To Start Your Own Business? Then Do It.
Stop Planning. Start Doing. I speak to a lot of people who want to start their own business. I speak to lots of people who don’t start their own business. There is only one difference between people who want to… Continue reading
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Do You Really Need A Mentor?
Do You Need A Mentor? It’s common to hear that you need a mentor for career success. Is that still true? Yes. You need a mentor. You need several. Over the course of your career you need people who help… Continue reading
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If You’ve Been In Your Job 10 Years, Wake Up. Read This. In Fact, Read This Even If You Haven’t Been In Your Job 10 Years.
You’re too expensive If you’ve been in your job 10 years, you’re too expensive. For the company. I don’t mean that you personally aren’t worth the money you’re making. I mean that you aren’t worth it to the company. Think… Continue reading
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Leaders Are Not Followers
I know. I know. There is a school of thought that leaders can/should be good followers. I’m not saying that leaders can’t follow directions, or act appropriately within their hierarchy. I don’t think leaders are followers. I think leaders think… Continue reading
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Do You Need More Education To Grow Your Career?
How Do You Decide? I recently have had a couple of folks let me know that they have completed the next level of their education. One of them reminded me that I had responded to his “I’ll be x years… Continue reading
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My Boss Is Young Enough To Be My Child!
Younger Bosses It happens to all of us–no matter how successful we are–if you stay in the workforce long enough, you’re going to have a boss younger than you. Why does this matter? Why do you care? Yeah, yeah, it… Continue reading
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Reflections on Being a Mother, Working and “Leaning In”
Mother’s Day Mother’s Day is a great day to reflect on being a mother. And on being a mother who works. And on the controversy over Sharon Sandberg’s new book, Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead. I… Continue reading
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Who Are You And How Did You Get That Way?
Understand Yourself One of the most important tasks of becoming a great leader and a successful Executive (and those things are not necessarily the same thing) is to REALLY understand yourself. You need to understand what makes you tick–what motivates… Continue reading
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Are You Stuck?
Have you noticed that you’re not moving up in your organization any more? Have your last couple of job changes been laterals? Have your last couple of reviews been ho-hum? Are you starting to get the message that you’re stuck… Continue reading
