Success
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Your ‘Tribes’ Are Important For Your Career Success
What Are Your Tribes? Broncos, Seahawks. Democrat, Republican. Christian, Jew. We belong to ‘Tribes.’ The correct definition of this is a social group that preceded the “state,” small in size. The current use of the word is more of an… 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 Take Initiative?
Duh. I Know To Take The Initiative. You’ve heard that you should take initiative. Duh. But do you do it? Do you suggest ideas? Do you seek to improve the situation? Do you take action? Do you do it when… 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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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
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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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Undercover Relationships
Undercover Boss One of my guilty pleasures is the TV show Undercover Boss. I know it is probably orchestrated and you only get to see the powerful parts, but I love watching it. I am constantly amazed at how amazed… Continue reading
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Personal Change Management
Personal Change Management Is More Important Than OCM “Organizational change management” is usually listed on job descriptions as a required skill for executives. Don’t get me wrong, it is a critical job skill. Personal change management is just much more… Continue reading
