In the last post we looked at the kinder, gentler approach to resolving a conflict. Today we will look at situations that can be a bit more challenging. Some employees have very abrasive personalities and frequently tangle with their coworkers. Others are lazy by nature and either produce poor quality work or fail to deliver [...]
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One of the toughest problems managers are faced with is how to handle conflicts with problem workers. It does not matter if you run a small team within a company, a large department or even if you own the whole business. If you spend any significant amount of time in a management position it is [...]
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Last time we saw the importance of developing a reputation for faithfulness. Today I would like to give a few tips for developing this trait.
Step 1 toward faithfulness - Always do everything you are supposed to do
If I were to ask you whether you do everything you are supposed to do at work would you [...]
Continue reading about Two Critical Traits for Career Advancement - Love and Faithfulness Part 3
In the last post, we saw the powerful effect that love can have on your career. Now we will see how faithfulness can kick in and take you to the next level.
Let’s start by defining what is meant by faithfulness. I see it this way - faithfulness is doing everything you are supposed to do, [...]
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Choosing What to Focus On
We have established the importance of focus; however, it is equally important to know what to focus on. You need to select the target of your focus very carefully. A dog might be intensely focused on the car he is chasing but what good does this intense focus bring? He will [...]
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Pop quiz…..What is the most effective way to cause a skilled, hard working, motivated person to fail to achieve a goal? Answer….Distract the person with another goal.
No matter how talented and driven you are there is still a limit to how much work you can complete in a given amount of time. In today’s multitasking [...]
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Last time we saw some great ways to become more diligent. Now we’ll take a look at how to apply diligence in your every day work life.
There is a cost to diligence. In order to be truly diligent in a task you will usually have to increase the amount of time you spend on it. [...]
Continue reading about Diligence - The Path to Career Success - Part 3
Last time we saw the importance of diligence to career success. Today I would like to cover 5 great ways to become more diligent and thereby begin reaping the rewards that diligence has to offer.
Do what you love and love what you do
The first secret to being diligent is to genuinely like the work you [...]
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Whether you are an entrepreneur running your own company or an employee looking to move up the corporate ladder, one of the most powerful forces for increased success I know of is diligence. A diligent person has a huge advantage over the average worker because most people are only willing to put in the minimum [...]
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Last time we took a look at the dangers to your career and your finances of having an unsustainable personal business model. Today we will look at some tests you can apply to see how sustainable your own business model is
Sustainability Test #1 - Is your success dependent on certain market conditions remaining unchanged?
If so, [...]
