July 16, 2012

What’s your personal workday pace and productivity? Maybe it’s slow and steady or blazingly fast. For you, it’s normal. And what’s your capacity to learn, retain and interpret data? Would you consider it average? Or do some people think you have a photographic memory? Perhaps the bigger question is: what’s normal for your team? Especially

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July 9, 2012

Unexpected detours are inevitable in the business world: new management, new initiatives, and new competition. So how do you handle the frequent direction changes of the workplace? I’m not talking about your ability to update goals and strategies. Think beyond that. How do you adjust your natural approach to managing, leading and interacting with your

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July 2, 2012

Most of us have worked with people who have incredible academic credentials and a reputation to match. They may have attended Ivy League universities and earned a stack of diplomas. They might speak several languages, quote Stephen Hawking or love debating the merits of obscure artists. But when they talk to people they work with,

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June 25, 2012

Our culture has an infatuation with brilliant rogues. These are the people who are so good at what they do, they consider themselves exempt from the workplace rules that mere mortals have to follow: punctuality, dress code, attending the company picnic. These corporate rebels make great movie characters but not-so-great team members. Their colleagues perceive

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June 25, 2012

Though it might seem unfair, we all have a tendency to categorize our co-workers as doers or drivers. Not everyone can be seen as both. Most people begin their career as doers by the very nature of entry-level positions. At some point, those with the greatest potential make the gradual shift from doing all of

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August 25, 2011

· Hone your relationship skills. The way we interact with others has a direct impact on our ability to influence behavior, ultimately impacting results…for them, for us, and for the business. · Stand out by fitting in. Learn the rules of engagement and “play the game” to win. Save the renegade approach for solutions, products

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