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A Smart Lemming’s journey from being laid-off worker to a Vice President of Sales Operations & Marketing.
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Have you ever wondered why organizational charts change? Were you ever curious how some people moved up the ladder faster than others?
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.
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 …
March 25, 2006
You know what I like about my CEO? He’s sincere. He always wants to do the right thing by his standards. He always follows through.
Originally, my CEO floated a 10% raise to accompany …
Smart Lemming Rundown Podcast: February 1, 2010 (Episode 2) [10:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis week Lori Grant recommends three business books that help you find your core purpose in life, avoid making mistakes at work that make you look bad to your peers or manager, and learn the unwritten rules at work, giving you the upper hand with peers.
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 …
March 6, 2006
After my promotion this week, my CEO and I had a lot going on. We had several meetings together, especially with outsiders.
My CEO enjoys introducing me as his VP of Marketing. He’s so …
March 6, 2006
My new VP responsibilities kick into high gear this week.
I’ve identified the sales and channel management functions for my CEO. Now, I have two transition plans and one channel partner Sales Training that …
March 2, 2006
This week has been crazy. My CEO sent out this wonderful note to the company announcing my title change.
I am pleased to announce that Lori has accepted the position of Vice President of …
I decided to launch a podcast to share what I’ve learned, and how I’ve used this knowledge in managing my career. This week I discuss three must-read career management books and explain why you should be reading them.
February 27, 2006
Swatting Away Permanent Sales Management Duties
Now that’s not a question you hear every day at work. But, this is the question my CEO asked me on Friday, after we reviewed my sales and …
February 21, 2006
Creating something from nothing is my specialty. I get bored maintaining things, but love the act of creating new stuff.
Currently, I’m in the process of creating the new day-to-day sales management and channel …
The Smart Lemming recommends Lori Grant’s tweets as additional resources for college-age or new workers:
5 Self-Made Barriers Between You and Your Dream Career
Life’s too short: 5 Reasons to Never Give Up on Your …
The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:
How to deal with a decision you …
The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:
9 ways to research prospective employers: do …
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.
Rating: 4 stars
The …
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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 …
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.
