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5 Common Mistakes That Can Kill Your Promotion
You work hard for a promotion and give it your best shot. But what if your hard work isn’t enough? What if you’re not doing the right things? Worse yet, could you be making these mistakes without knowing it and killing your chances?
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How to Build Your Network in 5 Minutes a Day
Your network is one of your most important assets. But how can you fit networking activities into your already overstretched day? Use this simple strategy. It has generated the most “quick wins” for me and it will for you, too.
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9 Capabilities to Achieve Career Success
At any given point in your career, people will be forming opinions on whether you’ve “got what it takes” to make it to the next level. Which of these capabilities would make the biggest difference for you if you worked on it now?
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3 Questions To Ask When Hiring A New Team Member
Three questions that provide interesting perspectives that can help you be better at marketing yourself as a potential team member and choosing new people for your team.
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Words That Can Destroy Your Credibility
The words you use can build up your image, while others can destroy your credibility. Here are six words and phrases to avoid if you want to come across as credible and confident.
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Unwritten Rules
When you’re new in a role or an organization, how do you figure out the unwritten rules and prevent mishaps from damaging your reputation? Here are two categories of “unwritten rules” that I’ve come across.
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7 Mistakes To Avoid When Asking For Help
When asking for help, you want to remove as many barriers to getting to “yes” as possible. Here’s a real world example of how not to do it, and how you can avoid making the same mistakes.
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3 Success Tips from an “Old Dog”
Here’s the story of my 70-something uncle sharing advice with a 20-something and the three takeaways that the Millennial has decided to adopt from the “Old Dog world”.
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What’s Your Life’s Work?
One’s life’s work. These are three words I haven’t thought about – perhaps ever. What is your life’s work? Have you been doing it all along? Are you getting ready to do it? Is it just one thing? And does it bring you joy?
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Are You Hanging Out With The “Right Crowd”?
The kind of people we surround ourselves with matters a great deal. Here are 5 questions to ask yourself to assess whether you’re running with the right group to help you get where you want to go.
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“Why don’t they respect me?”
Gaining others’ respect is critical to leadership success and career advancement. Here are 7 reasons why you may fail to get respect even though you deserve it, along with how you can influence the situation.
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Is Your “Vibe” Limiting Your Career Potential?
If you want to be a leader, your vibe matters. It contributes to your ability to be successful. Discover two aspects to your vibe and 5 negative vibes to watch out for.
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The Upside of Quitting
Most of us were brought up on the idea that “winners never quit and quitters never win”. But what if that’s wrong? I’ll give you my take, plus 7 questions to help you figure out if it’s indeed time to quit.
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How To Avoid Losing Control When You’re In Charge
There’s always a first time for being left in charge. Those moments can be pivotal for your confidence as well as reputation going forward. That’s why it’s important to have a strategy and a system for handling those “firsts”.
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How To Help Your Ideas Grow To Make An Impact
The story of Bart Weetjens and his rats shows that sometimes the best achievements come from combining various “idea germs” and playing around with them until they click into place.
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