executive development
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Do You Really Need A Mentor?
Do You Need A Mentor? It’s common to hear that you need a mentor for career success. Is that still true? Yes. You need a mentor. You need several. Over the course of your career you need people who help… 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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Should Your Subordinates Like You?
Should you be liked OR respected? This post is a follow on to my last post, Underground Relationships. One of my readers said that he had a boss tell him that people working for you shouldn’t like you, just respect you. 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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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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The Specialization Sweet Spot for Career Success
Too Specialized–The Other Kiss of Death I wrote recently about avoiding the Career Kiss of Death by avoiding becoming a commodity. Becoming too specialized can also be a kiss of death. I once worked for an electronic publisher that published… 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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Can’t Trust Your Boss?
What is Trust? First, let’s talk about what trust is. Trust is the ability to rely on a particular response from another person. If I trust you, then I’m pretty sure that you’ll do what I expect you to do… Continue reading
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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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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
