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Monthly Archives: November 2006
Who Values Employees?
Not feeling like employees are valued? Having a hard time recruiting and retaining talent on your teams? Put this in front of your executive management team: A study commissioned by Pershing Advisory Services, “A View From the Top: Best Practices … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Corporate Culture, Criticism, Recruiting, Reputation, Review
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It's beginning to look a lot like performance review time
Maybe not for everyone, but there are some good points in How To Ace A Performance Review, especially for folks who actually get performance reviews. I once went more than 5 years WITHOUT ANY ASSESSMENT WHATSOEVER of my performance and… … Continue reading
Posted in Performance, Review, Tips
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If you have that entrepreneurial bent
We’re not trying to stop you. Not at all. In fact, if you think that’s what you’d like to do, then by all means, go get ’em tiger. Whatever makes you happy. But before you go? You might want to … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneur, Exit strategy, Financing, Inspiration
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Parenting versus Babysitting – The Manager's Duty
“I didn’t take them on to raise” is a phrase I’ve heard not just once in my professional career. And the retort is, “well, yes you did.” Crap managers babysit, good managers parent. (And if you’ve had a really rockstar … Continue reading
Posted in Autonomy, Creativity, Criticism, Motivation, Passion, Results, Wrong
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Understanding what's compromising your productivity (part 2)
Wasn’t I just talking about the Yin of getting down playing into the Yang of lackluster productivity? Oh, why yes I was, in the previous post. So what if you could improve productivity (using the previous post) even if you … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation, Productivity
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Understanding what's compromising your productivity
Sometimes, disdain for your working environment can result in a gradually decreasing level of productivity that brings you closer and closer to a completely comatose state. And, this lack of progress tends to feed your dissatisfaction. Which makes you more … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Productivity
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Keeping a stiff upper lip
Over at Escape from Cubicle Nation, Pam alludes to the fears that overtake all entrepreneurs at some point or another. And works Saturday Night Live into the discussion, to boot. Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneur, Inspiration, Motivation
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Trouble finding your passion? Maybe you need a compass
Looking back at that title, I appear to be singing Flashdance. Please ignore that. Or, if you like Flashdance, embrace it. Anyhoo. I’ve followed Curt Rosengren for some time. He’s been thinking about this stuff for quite a while. And … Continue reading
Posted in More, Motivation, Passion
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Finding a mentor
Part of the struggle to find more meaning–and more reward–in the work you do, day in and day out, is to recognize opportunities and potential pitfalls. Take risks, but know when you’re taking them. Here at little ol’ More than a living, we’re big fans of the mentor concept. We really believe that it’s one of the best ways to learn. Continue reading
Posted in Growth, Mentoring
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The Inequity of Equity
The dream- your hand on the wheel, guiding your ship where you will, when you will. The wind at your back, the sun in your face. Ahh – the entrepreneurial dream. (You know I’m not really talking about sailing, right?) … Continue reading
Posted in Autonomy, Entrepreneur, Uncategorized, Value
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