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Facing Up To Face Time
One of my favourite quotes is film director Woody Allen’s line, “80% of success is showing up.” But once you show up, how long...
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6 Ways To Assess Executive Job Opportunities and Education Programs
Should you always go for the best? Whether we are talking about going back to school or a looking for a new executive job, the...
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Influence: Leaders Are Not Colorfast
The people we surround ourselves with have a big influence on how we think and behave, as well as how we are perceived. That’s...
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Would You Take This Dream Job?
The following situation (or something substantially similar) actually exists in real life. How close is this to your dream job,...
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5 Ideas For Keeping Your Composure
Keeping your composure when you feel safe is easy. The question is how to regain and retain it when you are no longer in your...
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Winning, Losing and The Case For Composure
Sports tournaments make for some interesting lessons on leadership and performance, and these apply equally to business and life...
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Life Lesson From Top Chef: Staying True To Yourself
I was watching Top Chef just to “hang out” with my daughter (she’s 13, so you grab those opportunities when you can), and it...
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The Tricky Business Of Managing To Stay On Top
I am fascinated by the unravelling of General Stanley McChrystal. Not having met the man personally, I have only the media...
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What Is Better: A One Or Two Page CV / Resume?
There is no single “right” answer to this question, at least not in a generic sense. It really depends: on what the...
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How Can They Be Sure?*
Highly educated young women are reportedly intending to opt out of the career achievement cycle. Is this next generation of...
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