Terry Starbucker

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The Ultimate Leadership Tip (From a Trend Too Compelling to Ignore)

Terry Starbucker

Her office just wasn’t a great place to work, and it was clear she wanted much more out of her career than a nice paycheck. A 2011 report commissioned by the Career Advisory Board and conducted by Harris Interactive, found that the No.

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Step 1 To Great Leadership: Pick Up a Pen, and Write it Down

Terry Starbucker

He had hit a huge career pothole, and was at wits end as to how to recover. In hindsight, I truly believe that writing it down was the most important step I took to getting my career mojo back. Note: this post originally appeared on Escaping Mediocrity on February 24, 2011). Should he just quit? Hey, Write it Down!

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The 7 Failures That Will Make You a Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

That was a famous quote from George Bernard Shaw, and it has always stuck with me throughout my career as a leader and executive. Note: This post originally appeared on SmartBlog on Leadership on March 22, 2011). “ Success Covers a Multitude of Blunders ”. What it ultimately told me was yes, I was going to fail – multiple times.

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Don't Be A Victim of Success (Keep Climbing)

Terry Starbucker

That’s the critical question in sustaining a long and fruitful career, or keeping a business at the heights of profitability. So while I certainly was learning some valuable lessons in that position, I really wasn’t trying to propel my career forward. « Catch Your Career How do You Know if You’ve Contacted Adultitis?

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How A Glass Half Full Helped Me (And Can Help You Too)

Terry Starbucker

How I dealt with this reality formed the basis of an entirely new approach to my career, and to my life. I quickly rose through the ranks in my accounting role, and in 5 years I was in a prime position to make it to partner and “lock in” the rest of my career. But fate intervened in a very strange way. I have truly been blessed.

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How To Love Your Mistakes (In 4 Easy Steps)

Terry Starbucker

In my half-full world, the ability to take positive things out of the errors I make is critical to making my life’s journey a fulfilling one (and, in a more “ground level&# way, my business career a successful one). The lessons I’ve taken from my errors have been without a doubt the most valuable of my life.

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Don't Do Second Things First (A Core Lesson in Productivity)

Terry Starbucker

They used to be my constant companions earlier in my career, before PCs, PDAs, laptops, and smart phones. Yes, there was actually a time like that, as strange as it may seem now. And yes, that officially qualifies me as a dinosaur.)