A Few-Things

  • Tomorrow: The Busiest Day of the Week!

    1 Thought: Nobody isn’t guilty of putting things off; nobody. It’s human nature to seek joy and happiness and all that stuff. Don’t beat yourself up for being just another victim of procrastination, procrastination is an illness. Good news! There is a cure. Short lists might just be the cure. Every day should start with…

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  • After the Game the King and the Pawn Go in the Same Box

    1 Thought: The inequality at the work place is out of control. This isn’t a race or gender blog but more so a focus on the “who you know” versus the “talent”. I always seek to first understand before placing judgement but have seen this over and over in my years in corporate America. So…

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  • AI Friend or Foe?

    1 Thought: I recently was part of a hiring event. I was thrown off by a highly talented, charismatic potential hire. This lady had been with the same employer for over 15 years, grown revenue year over year, and had an attitude that showed no plans of stopping. For the sake of the blog we…

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  • Make the Implicit Explicit!

    1 Thought: By definition “making the implicit explicit” means to take something that is implied or suggested, but not directly stated, and clearly express it in words, removing any ambiguity or room for misinterpretation. Every day we will find ourselves on both ends of the spectrum, often receiving implied data that we “feel” we understand…

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  • Our Spirit Animal, the Ostrich

    1 Thought: I realize some of us wanted to be the seen as the fierce and dominant lion while others want to believe that their spirit animal should be the king of the skies, the majestic eagle, but sadly we all share the same spirit animal, the ostrich. I’ll explain this common thread that ties…

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  • Do You Feel Lucky?

    1 THOUGHT: Zappos, the online shoe retailer’s late founder Tony Hsieh, had an interesting hiring process I learned about prior to his selling to Amazon for $1.2 Billion in 2009. One of the interview questions used for all potential new hires was “Do you feel you are lucky?”. Odd question, and not one I can…

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  • I Object!

    1 THOUGHT: Whether your business card says you’re in sales or not; you are in sales. The traditional understanding of being in sales or simply the need to express and have your point of view fully understood means you are or you need to become a salesperson. I’ve asked those I’ve trained over the years…

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