| I had a wonderful opportunity last week to deliver a presentation to a bunch of software company CxOs who were gathered for a conference in Denver. It generated a whole lot of excitement and good interest in my coaching services.
The primary value was to show a lot of people in different companies what kind of expertise I have. (more…) |
| War! Famine! Insane politics! The world’s falling apart!Yes, I have days like this too. It’s just amazing how many things there are to worry about these days. And the news is so instantaneous, so global, that any problem anywhere can instantly contribute to my stress level. (more…) |
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I’d like to be optimistic, but it’s not that easy. The economy’s terrible, the election’s coming up this year, people are still losing their houses, …
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It’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know. Right? So who is it that you should know?
The implicit assumption is that if you want to get a new job, you need to know people who have jobs. But that could be ANYbody with decision-making authority, so it’s not as helpful as you’d like to think.
Read more on my Workbloom blog»
Whew! It looks like we may actually survive to the end of 2011 – and it’s been a brutal year. If you’re lucky enough to have a job, you’ve probably worried about whether you’d keep it.
Read more on my Workbloom blog»
Some years ago, I ran across a person who asked me, “How’s it going?”. I issued the standard answer, “fine,” thinking nothing of it. End of conversation, nothing interesting said.
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Yeah, your boss is a pain. Always getting on your case about something or other, and she never listens to your requests for some time off or making your job easier.
Realize that being a manager is a real job, and your boss is a real person. She probably doesn’t WANT to make your life miserable, she just finds it a necessary part of getting the work done.
Read more on my Workbloom blog
Your spouse just called and told you that the weekend is now all booked up. You were hoping to have the chance to get some fun stuff done around the house, and now your hopes have been dashed. And you’re going to have to disappoint your friend you were going to meet up with.
Read more on my Workbloom blog»
I’m an awesome coach. Good looking, tremendously experienced, and I help my clients succeed in amazing ways.
How did that sound? Authentic? No, I didn’t think so.
Read more on my Workbloom blog»
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The balance of giving and takingI have several blogs, as you may have discovered. On a regular basis, I get emails from other blog sites which say something like:
Now, I really like helping out other people, so on occasion I’ve obliged. But after having received dozens of nearly identical requests, I’ve stopped participating. (more…) |
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