The Smart Lemming’s Weekly Twitter Digest: Week of January 29, 2010
The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, and management:
Business life:
- Employers & employees: read this post on social media throughout throughout the employment lifecycle. It’s insightful.
- I like Toodledo too, but right now I’m lovin’ my new iPhone app, Outliner. Check it out.
- My definition of success is a moving target. I just wish the target would stand still, so I could focus as I aim!
- Video: Learn to think twice, using your counterintuition to make better decisions.
- Great advice on how to work when UR exhausted. RT I published this one for a reason today! How to Work When You’re Tired
- A must-listen podcast on how to admit mistakes on the job. RT Latest set of Career Tools cast … Admitting Mistakes
- Do your coworkers hate working with you? Then learn to play nice with others.
- Goldsmith is my favorite author. His book has “mojo” in the title? Am I the only one seeing Austin Powers in my head?
- At times, we all have them at work…the frenemy. Here’s an excellent article on how to deal with them in the office.
- RT Hate gossip in your organization? Well, do something about it. Latest Manager Tools cast, How to Stop Gossip
- New research shows that people with power feel just fine when lying and are better at getting away with it.
- Repeatable processes are nothing more than checklists. Read this HBR post on avoid to avoid failure by using checklists
- You have your action plan, but now what? Gill Corkindale provides excellent advice on how to stay on track your plan.
- Being afraid to ask for help at work stunts your upward mobility, read this for 3 smart ways to ask for assistance.
Career management:
- What does it take to reach the top of your game, professionally? Read this: 5 traits for rising to the top.
- Hearing crickets at work from your boss? How to handle silence, the worst kind of feedback
- Check out John Baldoni’s four-point plan in approaching your job this year. How will you make a difference in 2010?
- Avoid a Dumb Lemming moment, check your employer’s social media policy.
- Connecting disparate pieces of information is a key skill to have in managing your career.
- Writing an action plan is a must-have skill in career management, here are quick tips for writing one
- Bored at work? Make time go by faster by finding meaning in your work, even if you’re not your dream job.
- Don’t be a “dabbler,” find something to become an expert on in your job
- Taking initiative at work shows helps you move up the career ladder. Read 10 tips to add value by showing initiative
- Self-doubt can hold you back in your career, check out this excellent post on how to conquer self doubt by @alevit
- First episode of my new podcast Smart Lemming Rundown: 3 must-read career management books.
- Baldoni offers five new ways for leaders to think critically, which is a must-have skill in leadership.
Management:
- Strategy: five ways to create disruption, don’t just evolve your business model.
- Your career strategy is like a business plan. Don’t forget your SWOT analysis. Who knows what you’ll discover there.
