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How to “Manage” A Blue Lobster

Mills Scofield

Perhaps this was not the best initial career move. He never yelled at me again (though he did keep yelling at the rest of the team), and became one of three manager-mentors that shaped my career at Bell Labs and AT&T — and taught me to manage others and myself. Lesson 2: Light the Fire and Clear the Path.

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How to “Manage” A Blue Lobster

Mills Scofield

Perhaps this was not the best initial career move. He never yelled at me again (though he did keep yelling at the rest of the team), and became one of three manager-mentors that shaped my career at Bell Labs and AT&T — and taught me to manage others and myself. Lesson 2: Light the Fire and Clear the Path.

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How to Explain That Gap in Your Resume

HR Digest

If you have taken a break in your career and are now looking to get back into the workforce, the question is how do you explain that absence in your resume or to potential recruiters. The same question was put to some hiring managers and their opinion was to tackle the question head-on. It is an age-old conundrum.

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Winning Principles For Leaders And Coaches

Eric Jacobson

Campbell, who died in 2016, started his career as a football coach at Boston College and Columbia then switched to business in 1979. Reinforce a “team-first” mindset – Seek opportunities to pair employees up on project or decisions. A few of my favorite takeaways from the book include: Your title makes you a manager.

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What I Wish I Knew as a CEO That I Learned Later in HR

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

In 2001, when I had actually decided to retire from “corporate life”, my company asked me to consider a change in direction, rather than a departure, by taking the role of Global Head of HR. I was surprised at the number of reluctant managers I came across. Guest Post by Les Hayman.

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The Leadership Playbook Of Bill Campbell

Eric Jacobson

Campbell, who died in 2016, started his career as a football coach at Boston College and Columbia then switched to business in 1979. Reinforce a “team-first” mindset – Seek opportunities to pair employees up on project or decisions. A few of my favorite takeaways from the book include: Your title makes you a manager.

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Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010 :: Women on.

Women on Business

No, I bring this up because as we watch the shows that close out the year, as face after face of the celebrities who passed away are projected on our television screens, as tributes and speeches are made about the talent, beauty, genius and uniqueness of a particular dead celebrity or entrepreneur—I am thinking about their estates.