What are you doing to make yourself attractive? Attractive to an employer that is. The news is again reporting the tough economic times with high unemployment rates for young and old alike. However, when I see so many charitable organizations in dire need of good, quality volunteers and I hear of the many talented...
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What are some people – who are supposed to be leaders in their organizations – thinking? Last week, I learned a senior manager at a large community-oriented organization had just resigned. He resigned before he was terminated. Why? He had been posting non-too subtle statements on Facebook about the size of his _____ ah,...
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I’m heading home after spending five great days in Phoenix attending the 2009 National Speakers Association (NSA) Fall Conference. In spite of the insights shared in the concurrent and general sessions, I am heading back to the office appreciating most the new friendships that have taken root. People I’ve previously only bumped into at...
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As you move up in an organization, you will change. You will be interacting more with people with management and leadership mindsets and behavior patterns. You will start to take on these behaviors too – in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. You’ll need to in order to do your job as a manager or leader....
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