In some cases, the only thing worse than a job you hate is no job at all. So, if you’re not in the position to walk away from your current job while you’re looking to go someplace else, you’ll want to keep your job search on the down low. Here are some [...]
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4 May 2010Millennials, or Generation Y, are those individuals born between 1980 and 1995. These young adults are entering the workforce enmasse and, once baby boomers begin to retire, but only after our 201k/s become 401 k/s again, will become the new middle management working class. These young adults, in three years or so, will be the predominant [...]
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27 Mar 2010Office politics can make even a great job go sour. Leadership coach John M. McKee advises a company VP who feels his position is being sabotaged by a colleague.
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One of the nasty things about political maneuvering in the workplace is that you may not realize you’re the victim of someone else’s plot [...]
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6 Mar 2010There are truly some people out there doing some amazing work. Dan Pink used to be Al Gore’s speechwriter, but now he is a career analyst helping companies redefine what motivates their executives and employees. If you haven’t ever checked out TED talks, they’re worth getting into. Not all of them [...]
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26 Feb 2010The ability to communicate, and communicate well, is one of the biggest factors in business success. You could be an excellent designer, but if you’re unable to promote your services and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues, your potential is limited. The principal areas where communication is essential include:
Pitching potential clients,
Client meetings,
Customer [...]
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15 Feb 2010I was slightly startled when I discovered yesterday that I was sharing a double bill at Monterrey Tech yesterday with Malcolm Gladwell. I have never read Gladwell’s famous books, “The Tipping Point” and “Blink”. And - up until yesterday, I had never seen him speak. But I know he has sold zillions [...]
How do some people always seem to know how to take control of a conversation? The answer is so obvious, it may surprise you: by going beyond what people say and paying attention to how they say it.
For instance, below are two common behaviors you might see in a conversation, including an [...]
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7 Feb 2010I was walking back to our apartment in Manhattan, the hood of my jacket pulled tight to keep the rain out, when I saw an older man with a walker struggle to descend the slippery stairs of his building. When he almost fell, I and several others went over to help.
There was [...]
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6 Feb 2010This is the first in a series of stories from CEOs of their most
life-changing day in their careers. Sometimes the result was promotion
to the upper reaches of business, and sometimes a steep fall from grace.
But good or bad, the events of these days represent defining moments in
their lives and characters and serve [...]
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