When companies are interviewing, the better ones not only attempt to ensure that the candidates have the requisite skills for the job, but more importantly, attempt to determine if they would be a good "fit" for the company culture. This issue of "cultural fit" is also very important for the …
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I was recently conducting an interview as part of a 360° feedback exercise for a client who is the CEO of a one-year-old startup business incubator with a focus on healthcare. The organization is off to a good start with a solid Board, a wide variety of funding partners, a great media buzz, and …
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In our most recent post we discussed how the transactional nature of work today reduces the opportunity to develop longer-term relationships, and much less friendships, with our coworkers. This post reflects some additional material about the new "rules" of work and the impacts on each of us. In a …
I came across a quote that has been attributed to J.J. Watt, All-Pro football player for the Houston Texans: Success isn't owned; it's leased and you pay rent every day. J.J. Watt was referring to his dedication to all the hard work to make himself physically and mentally capable of staying at the …
There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success. - George Burton Adams One of the …
This is the fourth and final part of this Managing Our Career series. We have tried to provide a diagnostic format for considering: Part 1: How groups form and organizations transform – the Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing Model (FSNP) Part 2: The value of your relative competence in …
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We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion. - Georg Wilhelm Frederich Hegel (1770 – 1831) In our last post we spoke about how to stay confident about our competence for our work and how that can vary through all the stages of the Forming, …
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In our last post, I discussed how a team development model can give us insight into how our career progresses and what we can do to assert as much control as possible over this process. In this post, we will discuss how you can ensure you stay as competent as you need to lead yourself and your team …
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In my work as an executive coach, I find that I've had a lot of conversations with many of my clients about the arc of their careers and the logical next steps for them to consider. And through my career coaching work, I believe I have developed an important framework for you to use in analyzing …
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