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  • Your Kids in the Workplace

    1 Thought: The image above doesn’t seem that long ago for me, and in some ways it’s how we always see our children, but they do grow up, and they do it very quickly. I’m a father of 4, now adults, all in the workplace and thriving thank goodness. How do we prepare them for…

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  • Emperor’s New Clothes…You Don’t Have To See Them!

    1 Thought: The collective illusion we all know from the original story of the Emperor’s New clothes is exemplified and amplified greatly as markets tighten up in a strained economy. Sadly the more “fortunate” we feel to have our jobs the less creative we “feel” we should be. Let me explain. When things are “good”…

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  • So Much to Do; Too Much Time to Do It.

    1 Thought: Ever crammed for a test when you were a youth? Ever surprise yourself and end up with a better than expected grade when you did? Fairly certain the answer is yes; not always I’m sure but more often than expected. The Parkinson’s Law is something I find fascinating, not simply on the surface,…

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  • Now Hiring! Diversity Welcome!

    1 Thought: I remember an agency I worked for some years ago that was filled with talent, overflowing with ambition, and full of varying backgrounds and opinions to match. I was an SVP at the time and was provided the autonomy to put together my own teams for each client project. I personally, as mentioned…

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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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