Key stakeholders: Understand your management
On our journey through the stakeholders, people often think that “management” is the easiest one to figure out. But it may be trickier than you think! I define “management” as […]
Key stakeholders: Understand your suppliers
Let’s start off this series of “stakeholders” by exploring your suppliers. People can struggle with this category, so let’s explore it a bit more. Let’s suppose that you’re in marketing […]
All your key stakeholders
I’d like to spend some articles here talking about all the different people that you work with. Why? Because it’s crucial to developing the kinds of relationships that will help […]
Twitter as a job search tool
I ran across a very nice resource recently, 20 simple Twitter tips for your job search. I know, I know – you’re saying that Twitter is such a waste of […]
Your unique journey
During the last 40 years, it became popular to build up children’s self-esteem by telling them they had infinite potential, unlimited opportunity. “You can do anything you want!” In a […]
Don’t mistake activity for achievement
You’re incredibly busy, I understand. You have more stuff to do than you’ve ever had before. Reading. Responding. Figuring out. Taking calls. Emailing. Before you know it, you’ve worked 10 […]
How to Stay Motivated at Work by Creating Your Own Reward System
In the work environment, it all seems to be about receiving recognition and compensation for the work we do. Great bosses know this, but there are so many others which […]
How to Be More Productive and Maintain Good Relationships by Taking Care of the Simple Things Quickly
For years, time management experts have recommended that we first focus on the big, important things, and then squeeze the smaller tasks in between. It’s not a bad theory, but […]
Facing Obstacles by Building from Possibilities
For many years, I fell into a trap: Working on problems. What’s wrong with that? Well, think about this: A problem is something that’s defined by your situation, or by […]
Celebrating the past
Our culture focuses on the future. We seek out what’s new and fresh, always wanting to have novel experiences. But there’s a lot to be learned from the past. Read […]