career goals
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Think Your Job Is Secure? Think Again. PLEASE.
Think They Can’t Do Without You? There are lots of reasons that we think we are indispensable at work. We know more than anyone else. We’ve been there longer. We have a close interdependent relationship with the boss. We’re way… Continue reading
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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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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 They Discriminating Against You? Probably.
Discrimination Not only is it likely that someone (or several someones) are discriminating against you, it is also likely that you are discriminating against someone (or several someones). It is human nature that we like/trust/believe in/select those who are like… 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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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
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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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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
