90% of people asked will say they are an above-average driver!
When working really hard and doing excellent work, many people tend to feel that they are above-average. I have had discussions with many talented people who are surprised to learn that consistently doing excellent work and flawlessly delivering on their job description does not make them a top ranked employee. Read More
I got a lot of feedback on my last
post Oops. The Crap IS the Job”,
including this true story which I
thought was great!
Once, when flying across some vast
expanse watching an especially beautiful
sunset [a business man who owned the
private plane] walked up behind
the pilots…
He said “is this what I pay you for, to sit back and relax in this $50M jet watching the sun set?” Read More
I want to comment on is how HARD
it is to be a leader right now…
…AND the fact that because everything
is crappy (customers aren’t spending,
everyone is struggling, budgets are
shrinking and decisions are frozen) —
Real Leadership, right now, is more
important than ever. Read More
Whether you are looking for a
better job or to protect the one you have…
You need to take control of your career,
and make sure you are not getting stuck
on these common career hazards.
#1. YOU ARE TOO BUSY
Working too hard can get you stuck. Read More
How can you show yourself at the head of the pack?
If you are invisible you are in danger,
so you need to create positive visibility
for yourself.
If you are visible you are being judged,
so you need to manage how you are perceived. Read More
Most of us at some time will get into
what I will call an “ugly job”
And in this economy many businesses
are just getting less fun, so there is
more “ugly” to go around.
But if your job is not so bad that
it’s causing lasting psychological
damage to you — it’s just kind of miserable —
Here are some reasons why you are not making a bad decision to stay, and may in fact start to feel good about hanging in there. Read More
