You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 2, 2011

Managing & Leading…Lessons from Gilbert & Sullivan was really fun to write. And, it helps if you are a Gilbert & Sullivan fan too. Managing Your Personal Impact…One Boss’s Story will show you what I mean. So here’s another look at Four Reasons Why Civility in the Workplace is a Must. I Love to tell stories.

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Roundtable Talk

APRIL 27, 2010

Before getting thrown in head first to the world of assessment, I conducted countless management interviews using the same toolkit of questions: what are your strengths, what are your weaknesses, blah, blah, blah etc. Spending more time upfront on your interviewing can save you lots of time, money (and tears!) down the line.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2013

In some cases, particularly in junior roles early in our careers, this tendency can be exploited by a dysfunctional culture or an uncaring manager, and at those times we need to protect ourselves to avoid burnout. Coaching Managing yourself' Here’s one way to think about protecting yourself. You can read my first post here.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2011

We were both solidly in the middle of our careers, but his evaluation of the possible project surprised me. He said, "There are a limited number of things that I'll be able to say I've done in my career, and I'm just not convinced that this should be one of them.". By contrast, most of us tend to be forward-looking.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2014

Harvard happiness researcher Daniel Gilbert has shown that children don’t increase parents’ short-term happiness ; in fact, on a day-to-day basis, parents prefer almost anything (from watching television to exercising) to spending time with their kids. Managing yourself Time management Work life balance'

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Without a good network, you will also limit your own imagination about your own career prospects. By managing the three key properties of networks that either propel you forward or hold you back—breadth, connectivity, and dynamism—you can develop a stronger network and use it as an essential leadership tool.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds. If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all. –William Shakespeare. –Charles “Casey” Stengel.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 13, 2021

In addition to 18 employees operating three shops in two locations, the Division also manages two fueling sites and a Parts and Inventory Room. Fleet Services are also responsible for approximately 100 pieces of highway equipment to manage the heavy snowfall. The County maintains more than a typical municipal fleet.

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