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Leadership: Stay out of the kitchen if you can’t handle the heat
Not everybody is prepared to endure the demanding responsibilities of a leadership role: It’s tough to challenge status quo and to pilot your organization forward into unfamiliar territory It’s tough to be long-term oriented and to propose transformative ideas that … Continue reading
Crises call for constant, candid communication
As the current crises at Toyota and BP highlight, how you respond to a problem or crisis is the ultimate test of your leadership character. Knowing how to step up your communications efforts to the right levels during disorder can … Continue reading
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Not Everybody Wishes to Climb the Corporate Ladder [Finding Work-Life Balance]
You have probably met corporate people who are five to ten years from retirement and have remained in their bottom-of-the-ladder “contributor” roles (as engineers, programmers, accountants, salespersons, etc.) for decades. Don’t they typically report to managers 10 to 15 years … Continue reading
Sucking up Isn’t a Requirement for Success
Consider the all-too-familiar boss’s pet employee at an office. He uses flattery, goes out of his way to help the boss, curries personal favors, and constantly tows the boss’s line no matter how unreasonable it is. He never corrects the … Continue reading
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Warren Buffett’s Rule of Thumb on Personal Integrity
On occasion, personal integrity and ethical conduct can be challenging. Greed, selfishness, distrust and other inclinations can result in misrepresentations, deliberate omission of facts to throw a positive spin on things, purposeful oversight, misuse of information and self-interested behavior. Warren … Continue reading
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Pretending to Know-it-All and Failing to Admit Ignorance
Often, professionals suppose that being considered smart, intelligent, or “on top of things” implies presenting themselves with much self-confidence, and requiring knowing everything. Consequently, they tend to force themselves to pretend to “know it all” and hesitate to respond with … Continue reading
Most Popular Articles of Year 2008
Among the hundred blog posts I wrote in year 2008, here are the ones that received the most visitors, largely by means of Google Search and referrals. The ‘STAR’ technique to answer behavioral interview questions. The best way to impress … Continue reading
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[Ideas for Impact #37] 7-38-55 Rule of Personal Communication
In personal communication, the words of a speaker are just a part of his efforts to communicate. The pitch and tone of his voice, the speed and rhythm of the spoken word and the pauses between his words may express … Continue reading
[Managing Your Boss #3] Seek Proactive Feedback from Your Manager
Feedback is a critical component of our work. We need to understand whether our performance is in line with what is expected of us. We need to learn what we are doing well, what we need to change and how … Continue reading
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[Managing Your Boss #2] Never Surprise Your Boss
Bosses Dislike Surprises–Positive or Negative The world of work is awash with relentless changes, troubles and crises. In the midst of these uncertainties, your boss does not need surprises from you or any of her employees. Bear in mind that … Continue reading
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