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Finding my ‘Noble Purpose’ changed my life
If you find your ‘noble purpose’, that is what makes what you do impactful and special, then you’re no longer thinking about the job. You’re making a difference.
A blueprint to help you have truly ‘open’ conversations with your team
As a leader, if you want to build a strong relationship with your team then you have to make sure they really understand what you need and what your style is. This Blueprint will do just that.
Eight Questions to Ask As You Try And Uncover a Positive Attitude
The graph above highlights the main reasons why employees fail. Leadership IQ produced a study from over 5,000 hiring managers who have collectively hired more than 20,000 employees during the study...
What Kind of Compensation is Just Right?
In the early stages of a technology company’s life, the founder usually pays him/herself whatever the company can afford and pays the employees as little as they possibly can. As the company...
10 Things You Should Know About Every Candidate by the End of an Interview
Interviewing candidates, and trying to understand if they properly fit the position and your culture, is one of your most critical tasks as a leader. The fact is that people spend way too much time...
Here’s the Role Model For Your Next Leadership Candidate
My wife, Nicki, and I were lucky enough to go on a six day ocean kayaking trip south of the Queen Charlotte Islands a number of years ago. We saw nothing but big country, lots of rain, and tons of...
The best way to prove your case at review time with your manager
Most of us struggle at review time. It’s often an uncomfortable conversation as you have your list of items which you feel you accomplished since the last review. That’s then compared against your...
I should have been fired at least three times in my career. When’s it time to cut someone loose?
I’ve had 11 jobs over the course of my career. In three I’ve truly excelled by anyone’s standards, fiive have been successful but not notable and in the other three I felt that I had a ball and...
10 Ways to Know That You’re Ready to Take On More Responsibility
I was 26, at the top of my game, and I was about to be tossed into the deep end of the management pool. Let me back up. I was knocking it out of the park as a top sales person when the president of...
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