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When Quitting Is The Right Thing To Do: 7 Lessons From My Brief Poker Career

Terry Starbucker

Back in late 2004, I decided a goal of mine was going to be to play in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It wasn’t a coincidence that my poker career ended about the same time I took up blogging – I had substituted one goal for another, almost without missing a beat. Blogging saved me from a very unsuccessful poker career.

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Byron Wien’s 20 Lessons Learned

Michael Lee Stallard

Do the numbers crunching in the early phase of your career. Short-cuts can be construed as sloppiness, a career killer. When seeking a career as you come out of school or making a job change, always take the job that looks like it will be the most enjoyable. Try to think of your life in phases so you can avoid a burn-out.

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What Events Shaped You as a Leader?

Great Leadership By Dan

During our conversation he shared an event he had early on in his career that intrigued me. Start the process by thinking back before your career. Then think about historical events that might have impacted you as well…9/11, man walking the moon, the Challenger disaster, Boston Red Sox World Series win 2004, or whatever it may be.

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Peter Drucker on The Effective Executive

QAspire

But Peter Drucker, whose work has played a defining role in my own growth as a manager and leader, identified eight practices of effective executive based on his observations over 65 years of his consulting career. Here’s a short snippet of 8 characteristics along with a quick sketch note.

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Focus on the Journey, Not the Destination

Lead Change Blog

The article, titled, “Beam Me Up Scotty,” talks about me being too focused on my own career — causing me to miss an opportunity to learn from my boss, who was a very quiet, humble servant leader. I spent most of my career as a power leader. I was in my late 20s at the time and thought I was a good leader.

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Realities Undermine Attempts At Fairer Recruitment

The Horizons Tracker

In 2004, two economists published a landmark study measuring discrimination in the labor market by applying to real job openings with fictitious applicants whose names signaled different genders or races. Employers still favor white men for early-career positions despite the push for diversity.

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Free Job Search Apps for Specific Careers

HR Digest

Founded – 2004. The post Free Job Search Apps for Specific Careers appeared first on The HR Digest. Switch on the job-search alerts to get easy notifications about job listings and posts. One can also check salary insights, compare their apps to other candidates, and subscribe to the Premium version. . Indeed Job Search.

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