So, you just got promoted, huh? That’s great! Of course, no one cares, and you need to get back to work now, but hey, you get new business cards, and that’s cool. I recently heard a story about a young man who worked his tail off and found himself quickly promoted into a position of [...]
From the monthly archives:
March 2008
Why the format change? Because I moved my blog and no longer have access to the old format. If you’ve seen a blog you like better, let me know. I’m still shopping.Also, when I moved my blog, I apparently deleted all images and downloadable files.I’m working on this, but it will likely be at least [...]
I’m an avid skier. So much so that about seven years ago, I actually got a place for the season out in CO and any day I wasn’t working, I skied. I always had a goal, too: I wanted to ski all the black bump runs, then the double black chutes, down a 60-degree slope, [...]
Abstract: Job seekers, learn how to answer the question, “Why do you want to work here?” in an interview.
This one sounds so obvious, but in reality, it’s far easier to do than one might realize. Just ask a particular person I happen to be skiing with this week. We’ll call the person… “Mickey”. Mickey was heading down a catwalk, which was pretty empty at the time. Mickey, a great skier (no problem on [...]
…three steps to starting to determine who your friends are in a politically charged, emotional environment.
Consultants and coaches have long espoused a strategy of giving away credit while taking blame for mistakes. Jim Collins referred to this as “the window and the mirror” in Good to Great. I am an ardent supporter of this strategy.
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