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Archive for December 22nd, 2008

Boss Lesson #3: Don't Get Emotional

Posted by Alora Posted on Dec - 22 - 2008

One of the biggest lessons I learned from working for Dave wasn’t just what I learned from him, but that I came to understand the importance of timing because of him: there were so many things I learned from Dave only because I was at a point in my life where I was open to  [ Read More ]

Boss Lesson #2: Owning Your Priorities

Posted by Alora Posted on Dec - 22 - 2008

For the past four years, I’ve kept a sign over my desk that reads: “I don’t have time” = “I haven’t made it a priority.” I’ve written about this before, but never to explain the origins of this epiphany. The credit for this lesson goes to a sharp, good-humored, understatedly charismatic man named Robert. As  [ Read More ]