Category Archives: Career

Iglesias v. Gonzales: Kumquat, Anyone?

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Toby Lucich

What some folks wouldn’t give right now for hard evidence of past performance reviews. Regardless of your political bent or theories on who did what and why, everyone seems to be wading through a confusing mismatch of facts, trying to … Continue reading →

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Expecting Common Sense in the Workplace

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Hmm. Common Sense may not be as common as you’d like. Reading over at Educated Being put this idea in perspective, and highlights a shift in expectation from Common Sense to Responsibility: Every individual has different origin, experiences, and way … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Career, Perspective, Responsibility | 2 Comments

Product or a Brand? Yes.

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Are you a Product or a Brand? We have repeatedly said, “Yes”, but this is worth considering when thinking about how you contemplate your Product Management versus Brand issue: [Tom] Peters uses the word “brand” and [Chris] Brogan uses the … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, Career, Product management, Reputation | 2 Comments

Partner? What?

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Marshall Goldsmith, PhD writes in “Partners, not Employees“, published in a recent Talent Management’s issue (related reflection at his blog): Gone are the days when leaders could be — indeed, were expected to be — aloof and unapproachable, handing out … Continue reading →

Posted in Agility, Branding, Career, Develop, Feedback, Kumquat | 5 Comments

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 →

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Employees are our most valuable asset

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

I know. Cringe-worthy isn’t it? I think actually saw you squirm as you read that. It’s a common reaction. Why? Because it generally falls in the realm of hypocrisy. The realm of “methinks thou dost protest too much.” The realm … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Wrong | 6 Comments

It's not what you know…

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times (just ask Toby and Amy), “It’s not what you know. It’s who you know.” I firmly believe it. I’ve seen it in action far too many times. But in … Continue reading →

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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

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