Books
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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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Stick with Your New Year’s Resolutions: Find Your Gateway Habits
Another Year, Another List Do you make the same New Year’s Resolutions year after year? Save money. Lose weight. Get a new job. Get a promotion. Spend more time with the family. Do you ever get your resolutions done? How… Continue reading
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Brand Schmand. Defining Who You Are.
Branding When you think of Coca Cola what comes to mind? The iconic bottle? The taste? What about Apple? Or Amazon? Or Chanel? If products are well-branded then when you think of them, you think of the product, the name,… Continue reading
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Why Doesn’t Your Team Work?
All of us get to spend time on teams. Some of us spend all of our time on teams. There are terrible teams, good teams and great teams. Most of us rarely get to spend much time on great teams. … 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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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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Fed Up With Looking For a Job?
Fed Up With Looking For A Job? Have you been looking for a job for a while? Have you sent out dozens of resumés and heard NOTHING back? Have you talked to recruiters who told you that you weren’t qualified… 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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Get a Mentor. Use a Mentor.
Get a Mentor I know you’ve heard it. If you’ve been reading this blog, you’ve heard it from me. You need a mentor to help your career. Easier said than done, right? Typical questions about mentors and mentoring are: What… Continue reading
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Onboard Yourself
Onboarding Onboarding is the process that organizations use to get their employees up to speed enough to do their jobs. Another term for it is “organizational socialization.” Organizations have informal and formal methods for the knowledge transfer or processes, tools,… Continue reading
