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"It is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." - Charles Darwin
These words spoken by Charles Darwin are especially applicable in the work world today. Change is happening more rapidly than ever. Job that have...
Without giving this much thought and refraining from censoring yourself, answer this question:
When someone thinks of you, what is the first thing that you would like to come to their mind?
Regardless of whether this answer was about your personality, character, work, etc....
A recurring theme I see when working with clients, reviewing resumes and interviewing job candidates is that most have an incomplete awareness of the value they have to offer an employer or a client. Usually people focus on their technical skills, meaning task they do – calculate a...
Last week I wrote about the Three Types of Listening and their importance in being an effective manager or leader. Strong managers and leaders have two more listening related skills at their disposal: Acknowledging and Validating.
These skills are especially important to use...
Your career success will increasingly depend on your social media presence. Employers will find you by searching social media sites, like LinkedIn and Facebook. I search LinkedIn frequently to find people qualified to work in my consulting group. Too many times I find profiles that have almost no...
How good of a listener are you? Corporate wide feedback often reveals that managers and leaders believe they are much better listeners than they are. Even if you are an effective listener, you can probably improve, especially in certain situations. Why the disconnect? Most of us never...
All of us hold ourselves back, often unknowingly, by what we believe to be true but is not necessarily so. Limiting beliefs are "truths" we accept about life, ourself, others or the world around us that hold us back, or limit us, in some way.
Examples of limiting beliefs for some people...
In the U.S. today is President's Day, a day to remember and celebrate the President's of the United States, past and present. In honor of this holiday I want to look at what lessons we can learn and apply to our lives and careers.
With the possible exception of George Washington,...
The concepts that Seth Godindescribes in his book, Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable can be applied to individuals as well as more formal businesses. In fact, the very concept of personal branding is the "purple cow".
What is a purple cow? As...
Why should I bother with personal branding? For decades people have gotten along just fine with going to college, writing resumes, and going to interviews just fine without personal branding? Or have they?
The question you need to ask yourself is: Do I want an exceptional career or one that is...
Today's article is a suggestion from one of our readers:
How do you foster creativity in a team environment?
There are two critical parts to answering this question:
- Removing Blocks to Creativity
- Bring Creativity to the Forefront
Before expecting you're team to be flowing with creative...
Making a list of all of the factors that influence your career direction and status can be very liberating and a great first step toward getting the career and success that you want for yourself. Be honest with yourself and refrain from holding back. The hardest ones to list are often times the...
