The Business Value of Good Managers
If you want to positively impact the bottom line in your business, there is one thing that will make a bigger difference than almost anything else: Insist that all of your managers are good managers. Read More
Category: Career Advancement
Protect your time: And don’t feel guilty
Last week I wrote about being more strategic by giving yourself time to think — in fact, scheduling time to think.
And I emphasized the fact that if you don’t schedule it, it won’t happen.
But the reality is, even if you do schedule this time, it can still be hard to make it happen. Read More
10 Reasons to Think About Your Personal Brand
You already have a personal brand
You have a Personal Brand right now whether you know it or not.
You have a Personal Brand right now whether or not it’s something that you care about.
You have a Personal Brand right now even if you think this idea is stupid. Read More
Eliminating the Distance in Virtual Teams
Don’t Give up on Presence
Don’t give up on Presence
As I discussed in the video above, as leaders we need to always be thinking about how to engage and motivate our teams.
And the idea I want to talk about today is an important one because so many of us operate in geographically dispersed teams…
Read MoreJust because you can’t be in the same room, doesn’t mean you can’t be present.
Reflect on your best work: write your stories
write your stories down
This is a short post to remind you not to lose your best stories.
Once or twice a year, it’s a great idea to think about the 1-3 accomplishments you are most proud of, and write down the interesting parts of the story. Read More
Get to the point!
Don’t waste your 15 minutes of fame
When you have an opportunity to communicate with executives, it’s important to recognize that this could be THE MOMENT, which changes the course of your career.
Not every presentation will be career-changing, but you never know which one could be. Read More
Is “Office Housework” holding you back?
What do I mean by office housework?
I describe office housework as tasks that are important and need to be done, but are not directly moving your career or business forward. Very often, it comes in the form of PowerPoint presentations. Read More
The ONE reason to leave a job
This is a short blog, with an important point:
When and why should you leave a job?
Caveat: This is advice for someone who is wanting to advance their career.
If you are happy in your job and you don’t care about advancement, good for you! Read More
Why Succession Planning Doesn’t Work
Successful Succession
I’m a huge believer in succession planning. But so often, it doesn’t work.
Even when a company talks about succession planning, when there is a big job to be filled, the company goes outside.
I find it interesting is that many companies do one of two extremes when it comes to succession planning:
1. Read More
4 Steps to a High Performing Team
High Performance
This idea of Leading a High Performing Team is one of those things that sounds good on the surface…but what does it really mean in a practical sense?
Think about this in your world. What does it mean to you? Read More
