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Winners and Windmills
Accomplishment-oriented people often share a very common character trait: we hate to quit. More often than not, this is a combination of our own need to conquer whatever mountain we have set our sights on, and our belief that others are counting on us to succeed. In both cases, those assumptions are frequently over-estimated. Our [...]
Continue reading...Boss Lesson #3: Don't Get Emotional
Monday, December 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 [...]
Continue reading...Boss Lesson #2: Owning Your Priorities
Monday, December 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 [...]
Continue reading...Boss Lesson #1: Be Invested in Your People
Sunday, December 21, 2008
WordPress’ database isn’t big enough for me to list off everything I’ve learned from John over the years: about business, about change, about leadership, about being a workaholic, about managing clients, about corporate politics, etc. You name a topic, and I can probably find at least a handful of lessons I learned from him. I [...]
Continue reading...The Argument Against the 'Over-qualified' Argument
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
I have recently gone through a series of interviews/screenings where the net result was, “I’m sorry, but you are just over-qualified for this position.” In response to that highly frustrating designation, I propose the following: Being classified as “over-qualified” is usually less “You cost too much” and more “I’m afraid you’ll be bored and leave [...]
Continue reading...Moving On When Your Boss is Your Mentor
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
I recently got a phone call from a dear friend who found herself very conflicted about an unexpected career opportunity that hit her from out of the blue. After a few minutes of talking, I was a little confused why she seemed to be so conflicted, because — with one or two minor exceptions — [...]
Continue reading...Bosses
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
I’ve written about this before, but as I look back on my career over the last decade, I’ve had remarkably few good bosses. In most cases, if I was lucky, I had a boss that I liked as a person. But only twice have I had truly good bosses. The first was JP. I adore [...]
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