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Accelerating Your Career, Career Developemnt · September 20, 2023

Use Education Wisely to Advance Your Career

Seeing kids boarding buses to go back to school at this time of year reminds me of the value of education.  Taking advantage of developmental and educational opportunities is one of the best ways to advance your career.  Sadly, most of the benefits offered by employers, universities, and communities …

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Accelerating Your Career, Career Developemnt · August 15, 2023

What is Your Organization’s Growth Strategy

Supporting your organization’s growth strategy is a good way to accelerate your career progression.  Take the time to understand how opportunities are identified and funded in your area.  Then you can determine how to best add value to the process.  Association with successful growth and enterprise …

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Uncategorized · August 2, 2023

The 3-Year Job Cycle

I recently caught up with the 2015 Class of my human resources leadership development program.  After sharing updates on engagements, marriages, children, and current living situations, we spent time discussing current jobs and planning for the future.  Their rapid progression and career success was …

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Business Strategy, Career Developemnt · June 27, 2023

Identify and Reward Your Talent Scouts

I recently watched the movie Air: Courting a Legend on Prime Video.  It stars Matt Damon as John Paul Vincent “Sonny” Vaccaro, the former sports marketing executive who worked with Nike, Adidas, and Reebok.  The movie tells the story of how Vaccaro got Michael Jordan his first sneaker contract with …

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Business Strategy, Career Developemnt · June 13, 2023

Adopt Two Principles to Build Pools of Talent

Each year annual surveys of CEOs highlight the need for leaders as a major concern.  According to Herminia Ibarra of the London Business School we need leaders who can handle adaptive challenges – which she defines as problems that cannot be solved from the top down, but require people, teams, …

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Accelerating Your Career, Business Strategy, Career Developemnt · May 23, 2023

Lead with an Enterprise Mindset

Speaking to a group of Fortune 500 managers, I was asked to share keys to leading with an enterprise mindset.  In my experience there are three keys to leading with an enterprise mindset – 1) adopt an infinite mindset; 2) consider multiple perspectives or lenses; and 3) become a solutions …

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Accelerating Your Career, Business Strategy · May 2, 2023

The Three Yes Rule

I sat at my desk, feeling a mix of disappointment and anger.  In less than twenty-four hours I saw months of hard work squandered and $1 million dollars evaporate.  I painfully learned what I call the “Three Yes Rule” of strategic execution. I was working in the enterprise strategy department of …

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Accelerating Your Career, Business Strategy, Career Developemnt · April 12, 2023

The Power of Questions

My grandmother Martin, when commenting on the difficult adolescent years, would often say, “teenagers have all the answers, it is the questions they are minus.”  Good questions can foster creativity, provide insight, and focus the mind to address problems.  The ability to construct, ask, and …

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Career Developemnt, Finding the Right Job or Opportunity · March 31, 2023

The Real Value of Pay Transparency

Pay transparency is getting a lot of press recently, with New York introducing legislation requiring businesses to list salary ranges.  The shift toward pay transparency is growing globally, with other cities expected to follow suit.  But salary ranges are just one piece of information, and many …

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Tools · March 24, 2023

So, You Think There May Be Layoffs…

Recent financial and economic trends have resulted in companies across several industries announcing job reductions.  These actions can lead to stress and feelings of being out of control.  So, what should you do if there are rumors of layoffs in your company or department?  Start taking control by …

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Career Developemnt, Finding the Right Job or Opportunity · March 17, 2023

Teaching Kids About Careers

This week I spoke to 20 elementary school children (Kindergarten through 3rd grade), about careers.  The beauty of working with kids is you have to be clear, direct, and not use jargon.  In that spirit, I’d like to share three keys to career exploration we can all adopt using the eyes of …

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Accelerating Your Career, Career Developemnt, Finding the Right Job or Opportunity · February 28, 2023

The Who, What, How, and Why of Value

Clearly and concisely communicating how you add value is a cornerstone of success.  No matter the situation - looking for a new job, growing your business, or volunteering for an organization – the ability to denominate your value is important.  But this is one of the weakest skills I’ve observed in …

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