If you aren’t, you are becoming antiquated - so goes the straight-forward advise in It’s a “Sprint” not a “Marathon,” from Incentive Intelligence.
Each career cycle is getting shorter, which means that you need to be thinking about how you are expanding your bases of professional expertise. Being a niche specialist isn’t a long term strategy, […]
Entries Tagged as 'Risk'
Still Training?
June 18th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Are You Failing Often Enough?
April 19th, 2007 · No Comments
Are you failing successfully?
I can’t help but think that I am missing many opportunities by not failing enough (or learning from the minor daily failures around me). Having just found Jaired’s Life’s Lessons and post “The Art of Failure and Side Effects of Social Praise” put this question in mind.
When I’m launching into new territory, […]
Tags: Reward · Career · Failure · Risk
Know thy enemy: 100 Ways to Kill a Concept
March 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Our pursuits here at More than a living are often twofold. Two sides of the same coin.
On one hand, we’re in the business of helping you focus. Helping you find perspective. And helping you get the most out of you. Helping you find meaning.
On the other, we’re trying to help you identify the primary barriers […]
Tags: Creativity · Manifesto · Criticism · Growth · Corporate Culture · Fear · Ignorance · Change · More than a living · Risk · Perspective · Enemies
Dear Newbie - Risk Management Rules for your Budding Career
March 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Inherent in every conversation I’ve every had about change - aging, career shifts, marriage, parenting, promotions - is a greater or lesser concern over the risks that come with something new. Ah, FUD. It’s not that we don’t want to change and grow, just that it comes with so much fear, uncertainty and doubt.
Since “Buck […]
Tags: Reward · Career · Transparency · Risk · Diversify
