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Corporate rookies: As the economy turns around, press your advantage

June 22, 2009

Huh? Jase, What advantage are you talking about?! I’ll tell you. As news of an economic recovery starts to trickle in here and there, corporate rookies should be licking their chops. Everyone else should be on edge. Especially people in Michigan, Oregon, and South Carolina, where the economic downturn is hitting particularly hard. (As if [...]

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Shut up, buckle down, grind it out: the scientifically-proven way to succeed

May 14, 2009

Newsweek just ran this story by Wray Herbert, that says articulating big goals makes your ego feel good, and when your ego feels good, you feel too important to work. That’s not exactly it, but it’s a close approximation.

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