Author Archives: Toby Lucich

Personal Brand Equity: Crunch the Numbers

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Speaking of Personal Brand equity, I found this little measure of your brand, recycled (but posted!) from Tom Peters: He offers what he calls a PBE or Personal Brand Equity Test (see below). Take some time to answer the following … Continue reading →

Posted in Agility, Branding, Career, Reputation, Skill | 1 Comment

Boing Boing, Little Frog, er, Rabbit

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Hippity Hoppity, hippity hoppity… we know this song. But I’m wondering, what is the thinking that motivates job hopping? I’m a mover, a shaker. Or easily distracted, whatever. I’m not the loyal 20-year man that many managers want. I get … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, Change, Loyalty | 1 Comment

Work is Broken – But are You Growing?

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Toby Lucich

We think work is broken. Not just your role, but the organization, the framework, even the concept of being part of producing something seems to be a bit off bubble. An interesting new challenge question to explore this idea from … Continue reading →

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Blogging at Work? What would Happen to You…

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Toby Lucich

if your company found out you were blogging at work? (This link was live, but apperas to have been pulled.) What if you found out your employees were blogging or reading blogs. Instead of doing their work? Would you get … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Autonomy, Career | 3 Comments

Vacation Anxiety

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Toby Lucich

What a dreaded task – the use-it-or-lose-it vacation days. If it makes you nervous, you are in good company. It’s not so much that vacation blows, but that the timing is invariably off. You have too many critical tasks as … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflection, Resolutions, Vacation | 5 Comments

Personal Brand? Where's the Value?

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Are you managing your Personal Brand? Is it worth more today than it was a year ago? Your brand value (alternatively – credibility, or reputation) is the incremental compensation you should be receiving over and above candidates in the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, Entrepreneur, Purpose, Value | 11 Comments

iFired

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Firing an employee is a sensitive thing. You don’t actually hear about a lot of people getting fired these days — layoffs, “RIFs” and other corporate double-speak for letting people go is more typical. Actually firing a person is (in … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Communication, Employment, HR, Human Resources, Performance, Review, Wrong | 2 Comments

Elvis without the Colonel, Success without a Manager?

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Toby Lucich

I’m not the biggest Elvis fan (though my wee one had a sweet suit one October), but one thing was very clear – Elvis wasn’t Elvis without the Colonel. And though I always picture Colonel Sanders, it makes me wonder: … Continue reading →

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When On-Time, On-Budget is Only "Ok"

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Toby Lucich

You scoped the work. You delivered on your commitments. You exceeded expectations when you look at what you had originally set out to do. Every “i” dotted, every “t” crossed. Attaboy. Your Customer’s needs are still unsatisfied. How did this … Continue reading →

Posted in Agility, Change, Feedback, Shining Stars | 4 Comments

Dear Newbie – Risk Management Rules for your Budding Career

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Toby Lucich

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Diversify, Reward, Risk, Transparency | 1 Comment