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The Secret Life Of Terry Starbucker

Terry Starbucker

Starbucker started out as no more than a screen name on a Blogger page back on December 25, 2005 (named after a certain brand of coffee). It was a job he loved, because he got to be a leader – and travel to the beautiful Rocky Mountain region. I started a blog as a lark, because a friend of mine had one.

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10 Companies Offering Work from Home

HR Digest

The number of people who work from home has increased by 140 per cent since 2005. 60 per cent were ready to go even part-time if it did not affect their career prospects too much. BCD Travels. Recent research shows that 4.3 million people in the US work from home at least.

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The Cure for CEO Disease

Coaching Tip

At big companies, bad news travels fast. . The larger an organization gets, the less likely it is that bad news will travel smoothly up the chain. For example, at General Motors , former Vice Chairman Bob Lutz''s "Fast Lane" blog generated 10,000 reader responses in January 2005 and received 4,000 to 6,000 daily visitors.

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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

Women on Business

– Martha Beck Not long ago, my career had been dedicated to sales, mentoring, coaching and leading an exceptional sales force. Toward the end of 2005, I started preparing my exit strategy. This awareness helped cement my corporate world exit strategy. Don’t get me wrong, big bucks rock!

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Coaching for Behavioral Change

Marshall Goldsmith

It helps the stakeholders act as “fellow travelers” who are trying to improve, not “judges” who are pointing their fingers at my client. These are the people who have great careers in front of them. Wiley, 2005. I also ask the stakeholders to pick something to improve and to ask my client for suggestions. Vicere, eds.,

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The Lure of China's Public Sector

Harvard Business Review

China's news services reported that in 2009 a record 1 million people took the national civil service exam , up from 775,000 in 2008 and 500,000 in 2005. For much of the past 15 years, almost anyone with a spark of adventure was eager to leave a career in a state-owned enterprise (SEO) for the chance to get rich, travel, and innovate.

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How to Decide Whether to Relocate for a Job

Harvard Business Review

“There are so many factors to consider, says Jennifer Petriglieri, an assistant professor at INSEAD and the author of “ Talent Management and the Two Career Couple.” “It’s not just, what does this mean for your career, but what does this mean for our family? Do you want to spend your weekends traveling?

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