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Reactions To My Discrimination Post
Reactions to Reactions To My Discrimination Post I had readers respond to my Are They Discriminating Against You? Probably. blog post in a couple of different ways. First, one reader challenged me...
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My Boss Is Young Enough To Be My Child!
Younger Bosses It happens to all of us–no matter how successful we are–if you stay in the workforce long enough, you’re going to have a boss younger than you. Why does this matter? Why do you care?...
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Fat People Aren’t Good Workers.
I don’t really believe that fat people aren’t good workers. In fact, I am a fat people (or at least I used to be) and I happen to think that I am a good worker. There are a lot of people who do...
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Do You Need More Education To Grow Your Career?
How Do You Decide? I recently have had a couple of folks let me know that they have completed the next level of their education. One of them reminded me that I had responded to his “I’ll be x years...
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I Am Heartbroken
This About Trayvon Martin And this is about all of us. I am a white woman. To some that automatically disqualifies me to feel what I feel about the verdict in the trial about Trayvon Martin’s death....
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Do You Ever Think About Your Legacy?
This has been a tough week. A dear friend’s husband had a stroke. A young acquaintance died. A friend lost a job. Another friend had a baby girl. The juxtaposition of all these events has made...
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Time Is Critical To Your Success
I think about time a lot. I’m fascinated by time. My perspective on time is that it is unlimited. I know that isn’t true. In fact, I have lots of great reasons to know that that isn’t true. I...
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Leaders Are Not Followers
I know. I know. There is a school of thought that leaders can/should be good followers. I’m not saying that leaders can’t follow directions, or act appropriately within their hierarchy. I don’t...
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If You’ve Been In Your Job 10 Years, Wake Up. Read This. In Fact, Read This...
You’re too expensive If you’ve been in your job 10 years, you’re too expensive. For the company. I don’t mean that you personally aren’t worth the money you’re making. I mean that you aren’t worth...
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Do You Really Need A Mentor?
Do You Need A Mentor? It’s common to hear that you need a mentor for career success. Is that still true? Yes. You need a mentor. You need several. Over the course of your career you need people who...
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Do You Take Initiative?
Duh. I Know To Take The Initiative. You’ve heard that you should take initiative. Duh. But do you do it? Do you suggest ideas? Do you seek to improve the situation? Do you take action? Do you do it...
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Want To Have Some Fun?
Have some fun with your LinkedIn Network. Go to http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com. Log in with your email and LinkedIn password. Once your network map has been created, roll your cursor over it. It...
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What If Today Were ‘The First Day’?
As a consultant, I’ve had lots of first days. I start with a company and I have an open mind about what the problems are and about what it will take to solve them. I am excited and ambitious about...
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Twenty Years Ago
Twenty years ago tomorrow the worst thing that I could ever imagine happened to me. My husband died. Twenty years provides great perspective. When it happened, I couldn’t imagine surviving one year,...
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Lessons From The Oklahoma City Thunder
I admit with some embarrassment that I am a total, absolute, over-the-top OKC Thunder fan. My family and friends are pretty incredulous about this—I’ve never shown any interest in sports that weren’t...
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Do You Want To Start Your Own Business? Then Do It.
Stop Planning. Start Doing. I speak to a lot of people who want to start their own business. I speak to lots of people who don’t start their own business. There is only one difference between people...
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Your ‘Tribes’ Are Important For Your Career Success
What Are Your Tribes? Broncos, Seahawks. Democrat, Republican. Christian, Jew. We belong to ‘Tribes.’ The correct definition of this is a social group that preceded the “state,” small in size. The...
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A Note To Executives: You DON’T Know What Is Going On In Your Organization
Dear Executives: I know you think you know what is going on in your organization. I know you think you know who the super performers are and who the “C” players are. I know you think you know the...
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What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then
I have a very clever friend, Deb Graham, founder of ACTStrategic.com, who recently wrote a great article. She asked several women to tell her what they wish they had know at the beginning of their...
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Think Your Job Is Secure? Think Again. PLEASE.
Think They Can’t Do Without You? There are lots of reasons that we think we are indispensable at work. We know more than anyone else. We’ve been there longer. We have a close interdependent...
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