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How to Evaluate Whether You Made an Effective Career Decision

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Tom made a major career decision 3 months ago: he decided to leave his position as chief information officer at a large manufacturing firm to become an entrepreneur and start a company to provide software that helps manufacturers improve the quality of their manufacturing process. The Science of Effective Decision Making.

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Business Hacks to Get Your Career Soaring

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Have you ever felt lost under the sea of career advice thrown at you? Prepare as much as you can for failures and successes alike and always have a plan B. Develop the habit of documenting every step of your career path. These reasons will motivate you towards achieving your business goals in your career path.

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Is It Better to Have a Life Plan or a Life Philosophy?

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Posted in Career Development Self Leadership [link] Much has been written about the importance of a life plan. Life plans without a life philosophy will not survive in the long haul. Life plans set a direction and key objectives [.]. Even more has been written and promoted about steps to develop one.

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Managers: What’s Your Plan B?

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Others, full of optimism, forge ahead with gusto, experience meteoric success, and later face a precipitous change in fortune due to a circumstance that could have been planned for. For career and business success, it’s worth pursuing a middle ground—one where we take calculated risks but have a fallback strategy in case Plan A craters.

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2016 May Be Your Year For A New Career

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What if 2016 is your year for a new career? New Career Skills. Fearless exploring is the most important new-career skill you can have. Clarity on these three elements (saving the last for last) is where my clients find they need the most support in order to leverage their experience and knowledge into a new career.

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Is Sharpening Your Skill Set Along the Way the Fine Print to Your Career Success?

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Posted in Career Development Leadership Development This is a question I have been meditating on for a few months now. Career Development Leadership Development brainstorm personal development' A blog post by Julie Winkle Giulioni finally helped me formulate my thoughts enough to externalize.

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What I Wish I Knew When I Started My Career (Part One)

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I’m blessed enough to get the opportunity to speak at universities all over the country and the question I’m most often asked by students is, “What do you know now that you wish you knew, back then, when you started your career?”. Here are eight of the things I say; tomorrow I will share seven more: You Own Your Career.

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