Personal Change
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Will Your Style Get You To The Next Level?
You have gotten to where you are based on a lot of things, but a key element of your success is your style. Are you the “expert/straight-forward/opinionated” person? Are you the “social/make everyone comfortable/cheerful” person? Or are you the “large/take… Continue reading
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The Way You Think Is Wrong
No Matter Who You Are No matter who you are–black, white, Hispanic, French, Executive, Gen X, Retiree–the way you think is wrong. Oh, I left out Democrat or Republican. Our brains are truly wonderful things. They are efficient processors of… Continue reading
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Life, Death and Legacies
Death-Bed Regrets I bet you have all heard the story about the guy on his death-bed who regretted how much he worked and how little time he spent with his family, or doing what he loved, or making a difference… Continue reading
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The Transition From Manager to Leader
Leaders v. Managers I’m sure you’ve probably heard about the differences between managers and leaders. Managers do things right and leaders do the right thing–right? I think that this is an interesting discussion, but it isn’t that easy. Managers do… Continue reading
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Stephen Covey and his Gifts to Business People
All business people owe a lot to Stephen Covey, who died this week at the age of 79. Covey wrote his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, in 1989. There were no earth shatteringly new concepts in it—to… Continue reading
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Promoted to Manage Your Peers? Awkward.
They’ll Hate Me! If you spend enough time climbing the corporate ladder, or if you work in a small organization, eventually you’ll be promoted to manage your peers. This is one of the toughest developmental experiences there is. It’s hard… Continue reading
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Is That Smoke Smell Your Burnout?
Are You Burned Out? Here are the symptoms: Everything looks bleak You don’t even have enough energy to care Your tolerance of other people is very low You feel unappreciated You feel like you’re going through the motions It doesn’t… Continue reading
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Are You A Wannabe?
Are you an Executive wannabe? An entrepreneur wannabe? An artist wannabe? A marathoner wannabe? An author wannabe? Do you put one of those on your New Year’s Resolutions list? How about your career goals list? What Is Stopping You? Look… Continue reading
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Appreciate What You’ve Got
This is all going to end. I know this doesn’t come as news to most of you, but everything we have is quite transient. Possessions (think hurricane/fire/tornado), health, and even life itself. There are two ways to approach this fact. … Continue reading
