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How to “Manage” A Blue Lobster

Mills Scofield

Perhaps this was not the best initial career move. He never yelled at me again (though he did keep yelling at the rest of the team), and became one of three manager-mentors that shaped my career at Bell Labs and AT&T — and taught me to manage others and myself. Lesson 2: Light the Fire and Clear the Path.

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How to “Manage” A Blue Lobster

Mills Scofield

Perhaps this was not the best initial career move. He never yelled at me again (though he did keep yelling at the rest of the team), and became one of three manager-mentors that shaped my career at Bell Labs and AT&T — and taught me to manage others and myself. Lesson 2: Light the Fire and Clear the Path.

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Be Bold In Life.

Rich Gee Group

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Be Bold In Life. You know when you get so caught up in your career and life you forget things? Establish A Contract With Your Team. Well I did. Smile or Die!

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t (2001). First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently (1999). By Patrick M.

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Winning Principles For Leaders And Coaches

Eric Jacobson

Campbell, who died in 2016, started his career as a football coach at Boston College and Columbia then switched to business in 1979. Reinforce a “team-first” mindset – Seek opportunities to pair employees up on project or decisions. A few of my favorite takeaways from the book include: Your title makes you a manager.

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The Leadership Playbook Of Bill Campbell

Eric Jacobson

Campbell, who died in 2016, started his career as a football coach at Boston College and Columbia then switched to business in 1979. Reinforce a “team-first” mindset – Seek opportunities to pair employees up on project or decisions. A few of my favorite takeaways from the book include: Your title makes you a manager.

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What I Wish I Knew as a CEO That I Learned Later in HR

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

In 2001, when I had actually decided to retire from “corporate life”, my company asked me to consider a change in direction, rather than a departure, by taking the role of Global Head of HR. I was surprised at the number of reluctant managers I came across. Guest Post by Les Hayman.

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