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Entries from October 2007

Common sense is anything but common

October 23rd, 2007 · 3 Comments

Common sense. It seems so, well, common.
Truth of the matter is: it’s not.
I mean, common common sense is a little more prevalent than for which I give it credit. But your common sense?
Nope. Not common, at all.
You see, your common sense is different than everyone else’s common sense. Your common sense is based on the […]

Tags: Communication · Ignorance · Career · Insight

Kiss once-a-year performance reviews good-bye

October 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

If you work in the corporate world, you’re likely starting to feel a little prickly sensation on the back of your neck. And that’s because, after reading that headline up there, you’re beginning to think about the ominous–not to mention foreboding–”annual performance review.”
As an employee, you’re now beginning to scramble. Trying to remind your managers […]

Tags: Performance · Review · Feedback · Career · Kumquat

You are responsible for your own happiness

October 3rd, 2007 · 5 Comments

I feel as if I have already written this post—in a variety of different forms—at least a thousand times. So, one more time won’t hurt. And, honestly, it probably won’t be the last.
After all, it’s all about happiness, right?
And you are responsible for that. You are responsible for your own happiness.
Your employer is a jerk? […]

Tags: Happiness · Change · Responsibility · Perspective