“You can’t have everything you want— but you can almost have anything if you’re willing to make a choice.” In our last two Influential Leadership Tips, we talked about (1) the real reason behind resistance to change, and (2) the concept of the Threshold of Activation. Now let’s look at how this works in […]
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“If no action is happening, it’s for one reason only— you haven’t reached the threshold of activation.” Crossing Paths by Seward Johnson, at the Grounds for Sculpture Last time we talked about the real reason behind resistance to change: “People are not resistant to change—they are resistant to losing control.” In this
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As I was shoveling our walks today, I thought about what happened to my Dad in his late 70’s. He was out shoveling snow, and stubbornly just wanted to finish. He pushed past the point where he probably should have stopped, and found himself deeply fatigued afterwards. Later, we found out he had what his
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“Being in transition is a good time… it enables you to take stock.” “Your job is to find the next job… that’s a full-time job.” Many know my good friend Marty Latman as a Master Networker. He runs multiple career networking groups that have supported thousands in their career searches. He is a sought-after
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“My self-image had to change to realize I had something to offer.” Last time, I wrote about my friend Dave Miller and his journey from actuary, to successful business coach, back to actuary. This time I’m going to talk about Alan Seiden, who turned a little bit of moonlighting into a consulting practice where
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“I imagined myself… 80 years old… and I felt this deep sense of regret if I don’t try this.” Lord of The Rings fans may recall that the full title of The Hobbit was The Hobbit, or There and Back Again. Many will say “you can’t go back again”, particularly to an earlier stage
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Don’t you just hate wasting time on job interviews? To save a lot of time and energy, here are some tried and true methods to ensure you kill off virtual interviews as quickly as possible. First, don’t bother to set up a neat, professional background, good lighting, quality video camera and microphone, or
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Don’t you just hate wasting time on job interviews? Why would you want to put yourself in a position where you might end up forced to expend precious mental energy evaluating a lucrative offer for your dream job? To save a lot of time and energy, here are some tried and true methods
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We’ve been told how important it is to demonstrate that we are good team players, and to give credit to others. And that is very true. However, this can lead to a common mistake in job interviews: too much ‘we’. A job interview is about you – what you will do, what results
I was pleased to be asked to share my insights for this article on how to avoid the “Free Consulting” trap in interviews. One of the problems here is that the candidate perceives the interviewer as having all the power in the relationship. That can lead to feeling you must do exactly what they
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