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Five championship strategies

Lead on Purpose

This is the career record of Larry Gelwix, coach of the Highland High rugby team (Salt Lake City) for more than three decades. This team was featured in the recent movie Forever Strong. Larry recently recorded a podcast with my friend Dr.

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Book Review: Halftime

Lead on Purpose

This is the time when most people focus more on their careers and less on others (and other significant causes). Bob talks about how his career (in TV station business) took off. He had tremendous success, but had a “success panic&# that made him stop and reevaluate his priorities.

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Embrace, then apply

Lead on Purpose

Filed under: Purpose Tagged: | career advancement , services , training , value « Manager vs. ? How long did it take to put into practice the things you learned? Conversely, how long did it take to forget the details of the information conveyed in the training?

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Three steps to the next big opportunity

Lead on Purpose

You’ll find satisfaction in knowing you helped someone else, and doing so will benefit your career. Most of the time the new opportunities are not obvious; after all, when things become obvious they are usually past the “opportunity&# stage.

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Lead on Purpose featured « Lead on Purpose

Lead on Purpose

Rasmussen College : A college with the goal of helping students graduate with a degree, get a meaningful job and build a career. Lead on Purpose is slated to join their ranks shortly. They have five campuses in the upper mid-west and Florida, and a major presence on-line.

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Leadership and Product Management

Lead on Purpose

Product managers who can work successfully with these (and other) groups in their companies will release great products and have success throughout their careers. You need to evangelize product management to executives and show them — with data and continual successes — the importance of sound product management practices.

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Credit comes later

Lead on Purpose

CEOs are praised for their vision. Top salespeople are rewarded with high commissions. Innovative engineers are recognized for their inventions. The rewards for applied skill and hard work come quickly after the work is complete.

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