Get Rich Slowly linked to a post on How to Nail an Interview recently.There are some great tips here and I know some of you are out there hustling to find a new opportunity. Check it out. I like the authors methodology. Real world research. Not miscellaneous thoughts from people that did some hiring 20 [...]
Tags: career·career management·interviewing·personal branding·tools
John Porcaro directed my attention to a Time magazine posting about the future of work. “The Last Days of Cubicle Life” paints a compelling picture of our work future. Like John, I like this quote: Most of the best jobs will be for people who manage customers, who organize fans, who do digital community management. [...]
Tags: Seth Godin·skills·social networking
Seth has a great take on making the ask. He’s right. So go read it. …invest some time and earn the right to ask. Do your homework. Build connections. Make a reasonable request, something easy and mutually beneficial. Yes leads to yes which just maybe leads to the engagement you were actually seeking. It is [...]
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TP has issued a challenge that supports his on-going efforts at all-around EXCELLENCE. Are you developing the people around you? Please list. Right now! The 5 people! Whose development you have contributed to! Directly! And Profoundly! In the last 24 months! I do think that is too long of a time frame. How about the [...]
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Just finished an article from strategy+business on the advertising god – David Ogilvy. Great article, well worth your time but a couple of points about training really resonated with me. To Ogilvy training was critical. Hire the best people and then train them. He believed that training was “the glue that held together the organization.” [...]
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Just read the latest from Penelope Trunk. Do you know who is using social media? Gen X. The average Twitter user is in their 30s. The median age of LinkedIn is 40. The majority of people who are joining Facebook right now are over 35. This is because Gen X wants to meet new people [...]
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About one month ago, there was a bit of debate around so-called Management Gurus. Which lead to a bit of a dust up between Tom Peters and Jim Collins. There was talk about the lack of science behind Tom Peters MUST READ In Search of Excellence. Peters responded by talking about ISOE in the simple [...]
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Just finished reading Roughneck Nine-One: The Extraordinary Story of a Special Forces A-Team at War by Sgt. 1st Class Frank Antenori, US Army (Retired). Loved it. If you like a solid, action-packed ride – this is a book for you. I read a lot of military history and analysis. I am a geek this way. [...]
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In support of Friday’s post on the end of the cubicle wars, I came across an article from Roll Call detailing the changing face of the organization. The article talks about 3 factors that will affect the way we organize ourselves in the coming years. Emergence of Ecological/Epidemiological View of Markets and Behaviors. Rise of [...]
