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Playing It Safe? Here’s What It Gets You
Every day, we have a chance to show our courage. We could have that uncomfortable conversation with a colleague who is bothering us. We could call the venture capitalist we met at a friend’s party and...
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Have You Met Any Interesting Skill Sets Recently?
As a consultant, I hear people talk about other people as resources, as human capital, as skill sets, as a set of competencies. When I hear these terms, I want to run the other way and yell, “what has...
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The Next Malcolm Gladwell? It Could Be You.
You may not know Malcolm Gladwell personally, but you certainly know his books. Blink, Outliers, Tipping Point and What The Dog Saw are all bestsellers. I love them and recommend them. His new book,...
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The #1 Best Thing To Hear When You Leave A Job
When you quit a job, get laid off or get fired [if people use that word] others will tell you: “we’ll miss you”. You’ll also hear: “it won’t be the same without you.” Unless you’re a complete jerk....
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Throw Away Your Resolutions | Now is The Time to Dream
Not too many people ask me about my NY resolutions. Maybe it’s because they know me. They know I don’t make them. I’ve never been a big believer in the whole process of goal setting and that’s what...
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Change Your Workplace: Turn Transactions Into Connections
When someone enters your shop, your restaurant, your home, your meeting room, your office, this is not the time to be on your mobile phone. Saying I’m sorry,” it’s an important call, is not enough.”...
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Time for an Argument? Not In Japan
I like to ask what people miss about the countries where they used to live. Me? After more than 25 years living in Japan, I still miss black licorice–the kind you can buy almost every where in the...
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Tough is Good. Impossible is Not
I have written before about how tough is good–how tough teaches us, how we grow from the experience of accomplishing something that’s tough. As a professor, I always asked the students whether they...
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“I Blew My Chance To Work With Peter Drucker”
I know you don’t expect me to write something negative. After all, I am generally positive, an optimist and as far as chances are concerned, I really do believe that opportunities come often. But...
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“Couldn’t You Just Fake It?”
“Couldn’t you just fake it?” That’s what I wanted to say to him. But I didn’t say a thing. I kept my mouth shut. The situation: A presentation about his company’s successful strategy Him: CEO of a...
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The Problem With Safety
The job is safe. It’s secure. I know it. It pays well. That’s what I hear from people when they talk about staying at a job that no longer challenges them. They offer these as reasons for staying in...
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Want Success? Take The Long View
You’ve heard of people who have had overnight success. They usually say it took them 20 years. At least. There is such a thing as instant success, but more typical in creative fields is someone– a...
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Want to Jump-Start Your Management Career? Try This
Imagine you’re talking with a colleague and they just keep looking at their computer screen. Or you go to an event and start talking to someone who doesn’t look at your face and instead is looking...
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What Are You Doing To Make Work Fun?
It’s hard to break people of that notion that work has to be serious. It’s as if there is a sign in some office buildings that announces “no fun allowed.” Or, another sign, “all laughter will be...
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Want to Lead? Be A Great Presenter!
When I give a talk on how to give a great presentation, I always ask about people’s past experiences. There are always some people in these sessions who answer that when it comes to presentations,...
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Hi. I’m Bob. I Went to Yale.
I really am Bob. But actually, I didn’t go to Yale. Not even for a visit. I did however go to Harvard. It actually it was just a visit-a couple of visits. It wasn’t far from where I grew up. I...
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