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How to Propel Your Career in 10 Minutes

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But what about career management? There’s a well-publicized notion that professionals spend more time planning a vacation than planning for their careers. That’s an unfortunate truth for many of us, even though a successful career is much more important to our happiness—a research-backed fact. Make sure you can be found.

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To be the Best, Invest in Relationships AND Results

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It’s not just her expertise in AI, blockchain, social media, and the Internet of things that makes her such an effective influencer. I post the effective approaches of great bosses daily on my social media platforms. To be ranked in that rarefied air means one has invested and IS investing time, energy, and passion into that avenue.

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“It’s Not My Fault” – Six Imperative Rules of Management

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If he really can’t do the job either training is necessary, or a career readjustment is necessary (my euphemism for firing someone). This is one of the toughest things to teach employees because most of them have grown up not taking personal responsibility for anything…and the media promotes this!

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A Fresh Leadership Model for a New Decade

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The workplace of today is unrecognizable compared to when baby boomers (born between 1946 – 64) started their careers. There was consistency in what they were asking for, which was a leadership style that was in sync with the times (technology, social media, ethics, respect) and catered to their needs, perspectives and strengths.

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Stop Measuring Employee Loyalty By Tenure: 5 Steps to Creating a Boomerang Culture

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Employees today know that they can’t count on a company to take care of them, and that they need to craft their own career with building blocks of job experiences that keep them relevant, and increasingly valuable. Add to that their desire to be both interested in and satisfied with the impact of their work.

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Covering all the Bases

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Announced just three days after the Cardinals won the World Series, La Russa’s retirement follows an impressive, 16-year career with the Cardinals and 33-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB). You don’t have to be a Cardinals fan (or even a baseball fan) to appreciate the success and longevity of La Russa’s career.

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The May, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival

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Does social media play a role in developing high performance? Joel Garfinkle from Career Advancement Blog presents 5 Surefire Tips for Job Advancement. Professionals who want more from their careers have to seize the initiative. Anna Farmery from The Engaging Brand presents My Auntie's 10 Steps to Social Media Measurement.