Category: Career Management
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Why Leaders Seek Coaches (the top 6 reasons)
The Top 6 Reasons why Leaders Seek Coaching Creating a 90-day plan Navigating Organization politics identifying tactics to deal with “politics” Managing work and life priorities achieving a workable “balance” Developing a strategy to grow your leadership presence Accelerating momentum in your current role Clarify goals and pinpoint how to achieve them
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Leaders Don’t Make Good Managers
This is a short excerpt of the full interview that I came across over at the NY Times corner office page. I loved the spirit of Jay Walker’s answers… Jay Walker on Why Leaders Don’t Always Make Good Managers Let’s say I came to work for you. What should I know about what you’re like…
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Do you have Inspiring Goals?
Here’s a simple idea: Plan a life you would like to have. If you love your life now, stick to what is working. If you don’t love your life right now, change something. Use your Imagination first Are you aiming at the right thing (or at any thing)? Start by describing in detail the life…
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LinkedIn Is Testing A New Feature That Matches You With A Mentor
LinkedIn is testing out a new free service for members that will match them with other professionals who can give them career advice. LinkedIn will help to make matches between mentees and mentors via its online platform. Mentorship is a significant part of the careers of every successful person that I know. I personally have…
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Failing is not so Bad, A cheque payable to “Regret”
“The people in the market for boring are spoiled for choice” Rich Mulholland “All the good shit is reserved for those who put their hands up.” Rich Mulholland All the good stuff is just beyond the rejection, the looking like a fool, the bad first impression, the being laughed at… if you censor yourself, you…
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Finding a better strategy for Life, use the flow of the River
Sometimes we paddle frantically and make no progress, other times we make little effort to accelerate and see great advances in our life. What if we spent more time seeing the flow of our life, and not so much time in frantic paddling. Mastermind groups such as Vistage, EO or YPO are powerful in helping…
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The Hidden Secret Of Success | Raúl Cristian Aguirre
I had the pleasure of attending TEDxIESEBarcelona a couple of months ago. My good friend and fellow EO member Raul Aguirre gave a passionate talk on a special secret that has led to his success. The hidden secret that led to Raul’s success This talk reveals new insight about the real reasons of success of…
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Why are Experts so often poor Communicators? This is why…
Why are Experts so often poor Communicators? Here is why… If you are reading this via email, check out the video on the blog: Why are Experts so often poor Communicators? This is a video about Experts and Fakes, Charlatans and Gurus. I share a 2×2 matrix looking at the 4 types of skill/communication ability.…
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Taking the Long Cut
Lots of people are searching for short cuts. If you are going through something just to get the diploma, then by all means take short cuts. You don’t really care about the journey. If you are determined to grow a life that becomes more and more fulfilling and you have a sense of growth and…
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I know this guy who was successful (otherwise known as Type I errors)
One anecdote does not make a proof. The danger: humans are more easily persuaded by 1 clear and concrete anecdote than by big data and expert statistical analysis. “My friend’s brother bought a house in downtown Barcelona 2 years ago and is now selling it at twice the price!” This statement has far more impact…