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In Pursuit Of A Good Company
by Nathaniel Broughton
“Being a startup kind of guy, my idea of owning a business meant that I had to start it entirely from scratch. Dig deep, work hard, chase business. What mattered was growth in sales, the number of employees and always working to be bigger and better the next month. Although this approach suited me fairly well with my first few companies, I felt there might be a different way to approach success. “
The Moment I Realized Personal Growth Wasn’t About Me (or You)
by Matthew Gallizzi
“Growing up, I was also also a people pleaser. I did most things that were asked of me without thinking about whether or not I enjoyed it. I spent a majority of my waking hours learning. A few years back, I hit a peak. It’s as if I became a “personal growth junkie” (although I never identified with that). I felt stale, lacked clarity, and doubted and questioned myself. Why?”
10 Things Only Exceptional Bosses Give Employees
by Jeff Haden
“Good bosses have strong organizational skills. Good bosses have solid decision-making skills. Good bosses get important things done. Exceptional bosses do all of the above — and more. (And we remember them forever.) Sure, they care about their company and customers, their vendors and suppliers. But most importantly, they care to an exceptional degree about the people who work for them. And that’s why they’re so rare. Extraordinary bosses give every employee…”
How Do You Deal With Poor Employee Performance?
by David Mizne
“Don’t be too quick to drop the axe. There are many reasons why employee performance suffers, and you need to assess the problem first. Ask yourself, “Is the underperformance due to a lack of ability or lack of motivation? Did I give this employee everything he needed to do his job and contribute to the growth of the company?” After some digging, you may be surprised to find that the employee’s failures are due to something beyond lack of skill or drive, and that remediation is far better (and less costly) than termination.”
Five ways success will look different by 2020
by Dorie Clark
“What does it mean to be successful? The answer used to be obvious: a regular paycheck from a reputable employer. But rapid social and technological change hasn’t just disrupted industry, it has also disrupted our definition of what a meaningful and successful professional life looks like. Here are five ways we’re likely to view the working world differently by the end of this decade.”
Why can’t Generation X get ahead at work?
by Ronald Alsop
“Lauren Leader-Chivée knew it would probably take years to reach a senior position at her employer Credit Suisse — or at any major company for that matter. She wasn’t sure she wanted to wait. So as her 30th birthday approached, Leader-Chivée jumped ship and joined other Generation X refugees from big corporations at the outsourcing firm OfficeTiger. She became OfficeTiger’s human-resources leader, working extensively in India and traveling the world.”
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