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How can you not like Taylor Swift? She’s likable. She’s versatile. And she dreams big. We should all take a page out of her career management playbook. Speaking of young talented people, Suzy Welch has …
August 11, 2005
I opted out of yesterday’s meeting with the potential acquirer of Tom’s company; he was very pleased with the way the meeting went. It was only four weeks ago, when Tom first went …
The fourth question of the 12 Questions for Career Mindfulness Series is meant to remind you of something that changed your life and the course of your career. Was there one phone call that changed …
I’m like a little kid, when it comes to sleeping. I hate sleeping. There’s 101 other things that I’d rather be doing than sleeping. I try to remember there negative effects of sleeping deprivation, so …
August 10, 2005
One of the tools in my toolkit is my repeatable process in creating and maintaining Solution Development Prompters (SDPs) sales tools that’s included Sales Reference Guides. In January of 2004, my former VP …
What things did you do or love as a child that explains how your work today? This third question is meant to help you discover any tendencies or pre-dispositions that you have had as a …
August 8, 2005
It’s Sunday afternoon, after my first week as Director of Marketing. During my drive home from the Revenge of the Sith at the Cinerama, my former colleague, Jonathan, called me, wanting to discuss …
If you wrote an email to yourself on attitude adjustment, what would it say? This question reveals what you think your attitude issues are. How honest can we be with ourselves? Are we self-aware enough …
We’ve all done it. We’ve looked for another job while still employed at our current company.
During this recession, workers are keeping one eye on the job market and the other eye on job security. It’s …
August 6, 2005
Yesterday, Amanda made a comment alluding to her absence of goals from Tom. She quickly softened the comment with a follow-up statement, but it was clear that she felt she didn’t have something …
Mindfulness is the practice when a person is intentionally aware of his or her thoughts and actions in the present moment, in a non-judgmental manner. Self-awareness or mindfulness isn’t easy. It requires us to look …
You’re managing a product or service. Can you articulate the compelling reason your customers should buy the product or service? What’s the value proposition? You’re in marketing and have to write key messaging for everything, …
August 5, 2005
Recruiting Process: Behind the Curtain
Not only was this my first week as Director of Marketing, but I observed how my new CEO recruits new hires. Tom believes in hiring based on personal work …
I was inspired by Mike Sansone’s post “The 6 Ps of BizBlog Practice.” His 6 Ps model was easily transferable to managing your career. I call it the 6 P’s of Career Management. It’s a …
Smart Lemming Rundown Podcast: March 1, 2010 (Episode 4) [8:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis week’s podcast discusses three business books help you learn the new science of rapid change by thinking a little while changing a lot, overcome the conflict between your rational mind and your emotional mind, and change your old approach to innovation.
What it is: The Levity Effect – Why It Pays to Lighten Up
What it’s about: The Levity Effect uses science to reveal how of fun and humor in work drives business results.
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Is there an easy way to brainstorm the your product, service, or personal brand’s value proposition? Use the Business Goals and Values Map to brainstorm your product, service, or personal brand’s value proposition.
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Smart Lemming Rundown Podcast: February 8, 2010 (Episode 3) [9:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis week Lori Grant recommends three business books that help you construct a realistic path to enduring success, defend yourself in office politics or collect political power in a way that’s not selfish, and forge an effective relationship with those above you.
