Why is it important to establish boundaries? Why should we keep a lid on chaos from erupting?

It’s inefficient to not take responsibility for your actions. Why would you want to waste time and money on making bad decisions anyway, failing to learn from your mistakes?

Do you know what you’re good at? Do you admit your weaknesses? Are you willing to allow others to know your weaknesses, so they can step in, playing to their strengths? Is it possible that others see you as someone who has no idea of their shortcomings?

To be successful in our career and in life, we must take control of our continuous education by learning new business ideas, strengthening existing knowledge areas, and being proactive in creating a custom curriculum for our career.

Do you strive to improve yourself? Are you self aware? Do you accept responsibility for your actions and decisions? Are you a source of strength for others? These are the questions that reflect the nature of the second level in The Smart Lemming Rules of Life and Career Management series.

Does telecommuting work for executives? When should you resign from your dream job? If you’re unable to perform your job, unable to meet your own expectations, should you exit?

Over the course of our life, we accumulate knowledge and experiences that others can benefit from. Why not share this wisdom with younger family members, junior colleagues, or peers?

Are those informal hallway discussions or water cooler meetings really important? What happens when you have the wrong business model for your company? Why it’s mission critical make tough decisions sooner rather than later?

Are you learning how to become a leader? Or do you want to become a better one? Harvard Business interviewed eight management thought leaders, who share their ideas on what future leaders will need. Check out the 8 leadership skills you’ll need in the future.

As a manager, what’s the appropriate response to someone that’s declined your job offer? Does it matter how you end the interaction? How do mend broken work relationships after time and space has passed?

To be successful in our career and life, we must understand our dark side, not indulge it or take pride in it. We should aspire to transcend it, so we can become happier people.

What do executives do all day? They’re always in meetings, so what are they meeting about? Is this a best use of their time?

If you’re recruiting from your former employer, what problems can you expect? What happens if you’re trying to recruit more than one former colleague at a time? How do you keep the communication lines open when your candidate receives a counter offer from their employer?

Thank you for your patience.

Do you know what you want or think you know what’s going to happen in your career? Are you waiting for your future to happen to you? Are opportunities passing you by and you don’t realize it?