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The Priority Matrix Tool for Prioritizing Your Life - Free Template Download
February 1, 2010 – 11:01 am | 2 Comments
The Priority Matrix Tool for Prioritizing Your Life - Free Template Download

In my latest Smart Lemming Rundown podcast, I discuss how much I love a new tool that I discovered in the book, Passion at Work by Lawler Kang and Mark Albion.
Creating Structure in Time Management …

Harvard Business Review’s Ideacast: The Best Career Management Podcasts
November 13, 2009 – 11:08 am | One Comment
Harvard Business Review’s Ideacast: The Best Career Management Podcasts

The Smart Lemming recommends these Harvard Business Review podcasts for managing your career:

HBR IdeaCast 4: The Joys of Deliberate Mistakes and “Middlescence” with Tamara Erickson
HBR IdeaCast 17: Science Business and Be Your CEO with …

How to Write a Needs Assessment and 100-Day Plan: Free Templates Available for Download
June 17, 2009 – 9:24 am | 2 Comments
How to Write a Needs Assessment and 100-Day Plan: Free Templates Available for Download

We often hear of 90-day plans, but how do you create one? How do you identify the priorities for a 90-day plan?
I’ve successfully used this tool over the past eight years. It was one of …

The 10 Best Business Movies
May 21, 2009 – 1:32 pm | 2 Comments
The 10 Best Business Movies

Which business movies do you watch over and over? My top 10 business movies that I can watch on a loop, include comedies and dramas. Some are realistic, while others are feel-good movies that inspire, …

Prepare for the Job Interview, Have a 90-Day Plan Pt. 1
May 18, 2009 – 10:00 am | One Comment
Prepare for the Job Interview, Have a 90-Day Plan Pt. 1

Once, I had to interview a guy yesterday for a Client Support Manager position that could grow into a director level. This position is critical to the company that I work for, since the …

Managers vs. Leaders - The Reading List
May 8, 2009 – 11:25 am | One Comment
Managers vs. Leaders - The Reading List

What do you do if your company’s middle managers and executives suck? In the early 2000s, as I was climbing the ladder, I became cynical and disillusioned. I no longer believed in my superiors’ …

Finding Business Lessons in Movies: The Best Business Movies
April 15, 2009 – 9:41 pm | 4 Comments
Finding Business Lessons in Movies: The Best Business Movies

It has been three years since I’ve thought about business lessons in the movies or the best business movies so far. Besides the usual suspects like Michael Clayton, what movies can you watch that offers …