Greetings Leaders! Lately, it seems like all my goals have gone out the window. Not to be negative, but it’s been a tough year. Business is down. Rates are down. I tore my distal biceps tendon while working out at the gym. Stocks are doing ok, but not great. I imagine there are a lot […]
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Greetings Leaders! As a sign of the times, my most viewed blog by far is… Overcoming Defeat – The Thing You Need To Know. I’ve blogged several times since then, trying to offer encouragement for those feeling discouraged or defeated. In today’s blog, I want to provide leaders with some tools and ideas that will
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Greetings Leaders! I was reading Joanne Maly’s blog and she had a post with a video of Gregory Hines tap dancing. Well, one thing led to another and I found myself watching the video below, highlighting Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr., that has some great lessons for leaders, those over 40 out of work,
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Greetings Leaders! Ok. My apologies. As much as I tried, I just couldn’t stay away from jumping in with the tabloids and discussing Jon and Kate Gosselin. Before I go on, I want to make it crystal clear that I don’t know all the facts. I don’t read the tabloids and haven’t been closely following
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Greetings Leaders! Over the past 10 years, I have had the privilege of knowing and working with some awesome people. Some have successfully started a consulting business, others got started but had to return to the workforce as their business entered difficult times. In either case, you have to applaud people who follow their dreams.
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Greetings Leaders! I recently finished teaching a project leadership class and as usual we had some great discussions on what leadership is all about. I believe that there are two facets to leadership: Getting Things Done Honoring others Getting Things Done Leaders must get things done. Period. No excuses. No exceptions. If you can’t get
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Greetings Leaders! I’ve been away for awhile due to a family emergency and recently received grim news from several friends who were recently diagnosed with cancer. I was reminded how fleeting life is and that it is important to live the life we have to the fullest. Here are some things that crossed my mind.
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Greetings Leaders! A student asked me how to “manage up” the other day and I thought I’d give you my thoughts on this difficult but interesting topic. The most critical ingredient for managing up is to believe that you can. In every case I can think of where someone was good at managing up, this
Greetings Leaders! As promised, I’m continuing my tips for job seekers. There are a lot of ways to write a resume, but here are a few very common mistakes that I’ve seen people make recently. Lack of focus. Your resume should target a specific job which means you’re going to have to have more than
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Greetings Leaders! I had the privilege of serving as a coach at a career fair last night and have reviewed quite a few resumes lately. I want to pass on some observations based on common errors that I see people making and will be making several posts on this topic over the next week or
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