It seems like it happens overnight. One minute you’re the young upstart; the next minute you’re the oldest person in the room. If it suddenly feels like you’re the only one who remembers the Partridge family, there’s a reason. The number of young people in the workforce has exploded. .
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Who are your five closest friends? Did you intentionally choose them? Or are they circumstantial friends? Whether you realize it or not, your closest friends set the bar for what you consider to be normal. For example, if you’re a B student and all your friends get C’s, you’ll.
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“You don’t get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate.” It was the marketing tagline for a popular 1980s negotiating skills program. Personally, I find this concept absolutely exhausting. Do you really want to game every aspect of daily life? I teach negotiation skills, and coach clients in.
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Have you ever tried to change someone’s mind? Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving you tell yourself that you’re not going to engage with crazy Uncle Ned and his racist (or sexist, or liberal or conservative views) again. But then, two, OK four, glasses of wine later, and you’re right there having.
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How do your perceptions about the past affect the way you behave in the future? If you’re like most people, you carry around a story. Whether it’s a story about yourself, your company, or your family, or all of the above, your stories inform your beliefs. Your beliefs in.
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Organizations tell their people, “Be the best. Delight customers. Put a dent in the universe.” It sounds inspiring at the annual meeting. But what does it really mean on a day-to-day basis? When Nike says their mission is to, “Bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world,”.
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There’s a lot of talk about the negative influence of business in politics. We know what happens when business leaders manipulate politicians for their economic gain. The marriage between business and politics is kind of like that dysfunctional couple we all know and tolerate. They have a long history.
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Are you a manager or a leader? One way to quickly identify where someone sits on the manager leader spectrum is to look at their language. The language of a manager is task–oriented. It’s about what needs to be done today, and how to do it. A leader’s language.
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BUSINESS TREND Game Change: Leaders increase profits focusing on a noble purpose bigger than money They lead different organizations across a gamut of industries: construction, travel, social media, and software. Instead of driving their organizations to improve profit, these leaders make customer impact their end game. The counter intuitive.
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Have you ever found yourself saying, “The day got away from me?” You set goals; you have a strategy; you think know what’s most important. Then, somehow, your day is hijacked by other people’s agendas. It’s like fish nibbling away at a giant carcass on the floor of the.
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