Success
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Starting a New Job? Hit the Ground Successful!
First Steps to Success in Your New Job The first thing to ask is why they hired you? What do they need you to do? How does that compare with what your predecessor did? You can’t assume that you were… Continue reading
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Get Your Business Started. What Are You Waiting On?
It’s Time to Put Up or Shut Up So you want to start a business. Someday. Someday will come and go and where will your business be? What are you waiting on? You want to get everything set up first?… Continue reading
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How’re Those New Years Resolutions Doing?
It’s the beginning of the fourth quarter. I think of this as a “last chance” on my resolutions every year. I look at them and see how I’m doing on each one. I feel great about the ones that I’ve… Continue reading
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Avoid the Career Kiss of Death–Don’t Be A Commodity
Stand Out or Be Out One of the worst things that can happen to you career-wise is for your employer (or potential employers) to see you as interchangable with other people with the same skill set. If they think that… Continue reading
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Are You Making Mistakes On Purpose?
We all make mistakes. Mistakes have consequences. We learn from our mistakes and don’t make them again. Or do we? Sometimes, especially when you find yourself doing something over and over again—being late, forgetting to send something, leaving certain people… Continue reading
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How Do You Lead From the Middle?
Many people are frustrated by their managers. We want our managers to live up to our expectations, our hopes, our projections. We want them to be charismatic, thoughtful, insightful, inspirational, good communicators, etc., etc., etc. Some managers are good, but… Continue reading
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Sorry. You Are Not Indispensible.
We all see ourselves as the hub of our own universe. This is not a bad thing–and it is natural. It does create blind spots, however. When we evaluate our importance to the organization it is through our own eyes. … Continue reading
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What We Can Learn From the Olympics
People who make it to the Olympics are REALLY good at what they do. Even people who finish LAST at the Olympics are way better than most of us. How do they get there? Well, the easy answer is that… Continue reading
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What Does It Take To Be An Executive In Your Org?
What Does It Take To Be An Executive At Your Org? Executives come in all flavors. Organizations also come in all flavors. People who want to be Executives come in all flavors. How do you know what your organization needs… 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
