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90-Day Goals: Why They Work
I’m becoming a fan of 90-day goals. Why? Read on: — I’m a big believer in setting goals. I’ve been following a system I created for myself in 1989. It’s worked dramatically for me, and it’s worked dramatically for others. I’d like to share it: I promise it can work for you… Why 90 Days? When…
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If you want happy workers, stop treating them like children
This article was brought to my attention by the fine folks at HBR – thought I’d share: Recently, there’s been something of a happiness backlash against America’s obsession with feeling happy at work. That’s because some companies have been going about it in the wrong way, working on short-term solutions that tend to treat employees…
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Picasso and the Napkin or: ‘Be a Consulting Pro, Not a Consulting Ho’
Are you offering free consulting without realizing it? Upon first reading this, a Silicon Valley episode (spoiler alert!) came to mind. In it, Richard, an entrepreneur, and his team are prospecting for investors and meet one particular group that seems very interested and excited about everything they have to share. A few days later they decline to invest and instead take all…
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The Necessity of Failure
I would hope by now, that everyone understands that failure is nothing to fear. Also understand that getting to that point is a real trick sometimes. “There are very few black-and-white truths in management or in business, but one that I have found is that people either hire people who are smarter than them or…
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Middle Man
Interesting sociological experiment: Post this in your work space and see who finds it funny. Comic by Rob DenBleyker, Cyanide and Happiness on Explosm.net