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Smart Lemming Rundown Podcast: February 1, 2010 (Episode 2)
February 1, 2010 – 8:00 am | No Comment
Smart Lemming Rundown Podcast: February 1, 2010 (Episode 2)
 
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This 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.

Personal Branding is NOT Career Management
November 11, 2009 – 12:44 pm | No Comment
Personal Branding is NOT Career Management

With so much valuable information on personal brands in book and blogs, don’t lose the forest for the trees. Personal branding ≠ career management. I repeat, personal branding by itself is NOT managing your career.

The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 1, 2009
October 1, 2009 – 10:00 pm | No Comment
The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 1, 2009

The Smart Lemming’s 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:

Career Planning using Mind Mapping
Must-read book for …

Smart Lemming Action Items: Career Moves, Building Skills, and Job Survival
June 12, 2009 – 11:54 am | No Comment
Smart Lemming Action Items: Career Moves, Building Skills, and Job Survival

10 Action Items to Proactively Manage Your Career Now
1. Don’t Know Your Next Career Move? Write a Five-Year Strategic Plan: write your mission, vision, and values in your strategic plan to help you discover your …

What Would You Do with a Clean Slate?
June 2, 2009 – 12:54 pm | One Comment
What Would You Do with a Clean Slate?

What would you do, if you could start your career over? What you do with a clean slate, a tabula rasa, or a young mind not yet affected by your older self’s experience? Would you …

18 Tips to Manage your Career: A Build-a-Bear Approach to Career Management
May 21, 2009 – 10:34 am | 2 Comments
18 Tips to Manage your Career: A Build-a-Bear Approach to Career Management

Are there different priorities that we should focus on at each stage of our career? As we enter the workforce, we’ll experience several stages in our career.
First, we hit the post-school stage, initially in the …

A Smart Lemming Success Tale: Business Books Add Value
April 21, 2009 – 12:38 pm | One Comment
A Smart Lemming Success Tale: Business Books Add Value

I have a thing for business books. This hobby started during my third job out of my master’s program. My belief is that reading business books allows me to be more creative and …

Don’t Know Your Next Career Move? Write a Five-Year Strategic Plan
April 20, 2009 – 8:41 pm | One Comment
Don’t Know Your Next Career Move? Write a Five-Year Strategic Plan

I’m frequently asked for career management advice. Most of the questions are “I don’t know what my next career move should be. How do I take my next career step?” I always reply, “Identify what …

Master’s Degree: Is It Worth It?
April 17, 2009 – 9:17 pm | One Comment
Master’s Degree: Is It Worth It?

A few years ago, one of my direct reports said he wanted to go back to school and get his master’s degree. I thought that was a great idea. I stated that I have benefited …

Do I Need a Portfolio of My Work?
April 13, 2009 – 11:09 pm | One Comment
Do I Need a Portfolio of My Work?

Prospective employers need assurance that you have the knowledge and skills that matches or exceeds their job requirements. Part of your career management plan should include a creating a portfolio of your work highlighting your …