The Future of Everything Selecting a “dream team” of top flight employees is a lot like choosing sides for a major league baseball squad – hard skills are just one part of the equation. Google CEO Eric Schmidt once said during an interview that he was surprised Google...
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Congratulations on Your Promotion
The Future of Everything Miami Heat President Pat Riley knows more than a little bit about leadership and climbing the professional ladder. With five stints as coach of NBA championship winning teams and over 1,200 career victories, he was once quoted as saying,...
Lifestyle vs. Entrepreneurial – From One to the Other
Are lifestyle businesses (or roles, jobs, assignments…) enacted with passion, or are they just a fun, comfortable, enjoyable, interesting and casual pursuits to make some money. If so, can a life style business be entrepreneurial? Maybe not?
Tomorrow’s Organizational Structure – Spreading The Wealth of Leadership
The Future of Everyone Shuffling boxes on an organizational chart is a lot like succumbing to our favorite comfort food – it may prove initially satisfying, but as a long term strategy might lead to more harm than good. This month’s “Future of Everything” panel was...
The Business of Behavior
The Future of Everything Smile when doing a radio interview even though no one can see you as you will come across more positively. If you need something done, give it to a busy person. Give of yourself and what you get back will be tenfold. All of these sayings...
Improving Your Relationships Through Social Media
The Future of Everything A new network of relationships is taking hold in our lives and our workplaces, and it is a powerful force. Both the firm and the worker seek connections. If they do it together, think of the possibilities. Over the past several installments of...
You Never Reach Your Potential Where You Learn
To reach your potential, we have to learn and grow, and then deliver at another level. Recognize when you stop learning, and talk to your boss, take a risky assignment, and continue the journey. Take what you have learned and re-apply it, and recognize a new appreciation for what you have became. Then keep learning, and do it all over again.
Defining Mentoring & How to Get One
The truth is that most successful people have coaches and mentors they use in a formal or informal way to reflect, learn and help direct their trajectory. Most times the recipient of this advice begins to ask what a mentor is, and then is perplexed about how to find one [or two]. Here is a brief summary of the differences:
The Day of the Worker is at Hand
The Future of Everything Imagine a day when you’re the master of your own employment destiny; a day when you’ll be able to handpick your work assignments; a day when you can enjoy more job security than ever before; a day when you’ll be motivated beyond your wildest...
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