When you think about negotiations, what comes to mind: The pricing on that new proposal? Management vs Labor? Salary negotiations? Too often, negotiations are rife with conflict, winners and losers, and power-plays; it is no wonder that many people find them uncomfortable, and very often avoid them. (Or get taken [More]
What can we do, prior to starting something new, that will increase our chances of success? Back in 2009, when Barack Obama was "inaugurated" as President of the USA, he taught us many great lessons... even if we don't have a budget of $150 million-plus for the effort. We can [More]
If you were to write a book on your professional expertise, what would you call it? If you're not exactly sure, then you're not alone. In a certain sense, many of us go through our entire careers like a book without a title. Or a book with a poor title. [More]
For those who watch the Super Bowl each year, you may have noticed that the quarterback calls out a series of numbers before receiving the ball. Or you may have noticed that whenever a group of players run down the field, they always go in a certain formation. This type [More]
Wanna hear a secret? If you just have a positive attitude, abundance will be attracted to you. How about this one: If you only wished you had that great job, it would soon be yours. And of course, if you merely repeat the mantra of "I am a successful person" [More]
Everyone knows the importance of a network, but what if you have recently moved to a new city (or country), and you don't know a single person? Or if you are a young person just beginning a career, and your network doesn't yet exist? Or if you have just taken [More]
How much time have you "invested" in networking within Social Media sites such as LinkedIn or Facebook? While some people merely respond to connection requests, others are practically addicted. There is a preconception that networking is your connection to your contacts. While partly true, networking is really the positive act [More]
Not long after writing about the Long Game with respect to professional success, I was thinking about the same thing at the corporate level. Of course, with corporations, the Long Game concept is usually called "strategy" and is the result of "Strategic Planning". Or is it? There are two interesting [More]
I recently spoke at an event filled with undergraduate business school students. Before heading to the podium, I talked to a student who was to address the group after me; his topic was how to be hired as an Investment Banker. I wished him luck, and asked how he learned [More]
Recently, a client sent me an email with the title of this blog posting in it. He was decrying the problem of another vendor who was not responsive, and who was only giving "good" service. I've certainly read that other great book, Jim Collins' Good to Great, which speaks to [More]
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