November 2011

Your Career: Nix the Polite Departure Lie in Favor of Courage?

November 30, 2011

Dorothy and Toto Meet the Cowardly Lion When you’re whacking somebody, stepping down to get out, or getting fired yourself, what passes for organizational “truth” makes most “goodbyes” meaningless. Isn’t time for more transparency, and more courage? “Left the firm to pursue personal interests” is the “doing nothing” act in departures. It’s hardly ever true, and [...]

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How Do You Catch Those Lucky Career Breaks?

November 27, 2011

There are opportunities to do great things all around you every day. Sometimes the chances pass by you like friends and neighbors that you know well; they holler, wave and grab your attention. Other times they pass by like strangers, moving quickly, and avoid notice or detection. In both cases the most important thing for [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving! For those of us in the United States, this holiday is a uniquely northern american one (our neighbors to the north celebrate the Canadian version earlier in the Fall) and it is my favorite time of the year; one of those time when all of us can celebrate in a variety of ways marking [...]

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[Life Back West] November 2011 – “My New Life”

November 16, 2011

Sometimes you see your future from a distance and approach it step by step as you would the Rockies from the plains below; you know the route, and how to travel it. Leave it to Beaver – Image via Wikipedia Other times, though, you realize that like that unfriendly cat who has suddenly decided to be [...]

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3 Easy Ways to a Great Start in the New Job

November 14, 2011

Two conversations with two people last week, each with a new job; one was ecstatic, the other terrified. There are three things you can do to get off to a great start with a new job. This post tells you about them. Despite  advice, people don’t always leverage the interviewing process to collect the type [...]

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