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Get a Specific “SIP”

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Karissa Thacker What is your current specific self-improvement project? I have taken a coaching tip from Mark Zuckerberg, the boy wonder and CEO of Facebook, and have committed myself to one self-improvement project for this entire year. In 2014, he wrote daily thank you notes. Is it specific? Is it measurable?

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Not Taking Risks Is the Riskiest Career Move of All

Harvard Business Review

Research I conducted in 2012, 2013, and 2014 with the global advertising agency J. with people ranging from janitors to CEOs, old as well as young — were thinking of changing not just their jobs, but their careers. But it’s hard to jettison a career decades in the making in the pursuit of something new.

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

What’s the best way to get your passion project moving? ” Next, make a timeline based on what you think you can reasonably accomplish toward your project in the time you have. As you chip away on your project, continue to give your job the attention it needs. How to Stay Stuck in the Wrong Career.

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Why and How to Build an In-House Consulting Team

Harvard Business Review

Over the past six years, we have put in place a 30-person consulting team at EMC Information Infrastructure (EMC II) using a model we have found to be successful, winning projects away from external management consulting firms at a fraction of the cost, and with great “client” (that is to say, EMC) satisfaction.

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The Growing Business of Marijuana

Harvard Business Review

But here’s what is most surprising to many about the marijuana industry: It’s filled with straight-laced people who built careers – and started successful companies – in other fields. billion in 2013 – up about 15% from the year before, according to our 2013 Marijuana Business Factbook. And I still do now.

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Goldman Sachs Decides Restructuring Work Is Possible, After All

Harvard Business Review

By spreading tasks out among a broader group of younger analysts (they hired 14% more new analysts for 2014 than they did for 2013), and asking managers to take the time to explain more clearly upfront what they really need them to do, Goldman says it can create a saner and more efficient workplace.

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Make Your Work Resolutions Stick

Harvard Business Review

Your ultimate aim is to “move your organization forward and propel your career,” he says. Career planning Article. ” Your support system will also help “reinforce that your goals are important to you and your career,” adds Weintraub. Further Reading. Nine Things Successful People Do Differently.

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