From the monthly archives:

July 2009

[New Rules] 4 Antidotes for “The 7 Deadly Sins of Networking”

July 29, 2009

Daria Steigman has a short post titled The 7 Deadly Sins of Networking that’s well worth the quick read. Networking, when done well, is about four things: interest, authenticity, follow through, and reciprocity . Avoid spending other people’s time if you’re not interested in their story but rather want to simply hijack them with your [...]

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[Life Back West] July 2009 – The Road Trip

July 29, 2009

Life today seems to move ever so quickly. Though it’s likely an observation shared by people throughout the centuries, our Twitter / 24 by 7 news cycle lives seem to almost eliminate the time to pause, to think, and to talk deeply. It seems true for people, and it seems true for organizations. It doesn’t [...]

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[The Lure of “Can’t Miss” Talent] How Do You Measure Heart & Chutzpah?

July 24, 2009

Like the song of the Sirens , for some people the “right” backgrounds or the “right” personality test scores suggest “can’t miss” – the certainty that someone who comes from certain schools, certain environments, certain zip codes, or certain Meyers-Briggs personality profiles will be predictably successful. You’d be wrong: predicting success in business or life does just [...]

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[You & the Recession] 3 Tips to Boost Your Career in Today’s Economy

July 21, 2009

The economy feels like it’s moving sideways even though data suggests it’s ever-so-slightly improving. Promotional opportunities are few for people with jobs, and budgets for developmental activities such as conferences may have been slashed. If you do a few simple things in your job life now your career can take a better route than simply [...]

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[The Job Interview] Sonia & the Senators

July 16, 2009

The purpose of any job interview should be to answer one and perhaps two questions; 1) Does this person have the talent (background, experience, skills, abilities) to be successful at our firm / company / organization / department for role for which they’re interviewing, and, 2) Does the person likely have the qualifications for positions [...]

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Bright Companies Like Google: How “Smart” Can Be Stupid

July 14, 2009

Sometimes it really pays to have book smarts, the type of intelligence that scores well on SAT, GMAT, and IQ tests. Those types of smarts can help you get into the “right schools”, and get you to the front of the line in any number of situations. My son has those type of smarts.  And [...]

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