5 Important Lessons of Successful Career Reinventors
For most people, the idea of reinventing themselves in their careers remains a fantasy. However, for those who do move from fantasy and ideas to actions, the career reinvention process is filled with obstacles to be overcome. Here are 5 big lessons learned from some successful career reinventors:
4 Tactics to Help You Survive Working for a Dictator-Manager
Very few of us escape our careers without working for a dictator-manager at some point in time. If it's your time, here are 4 tactics you can use to keep your values and your sanity intact:
First-Time Manager #17—Effective Managers Clear the Path
As a manager, you have an incredible number of opportunities every single day to help your team members move further faster. Here are 5 ideas to help you clear the path and promote progress on your team:
It’s Time to Learn to Love Challenging Conversations
I learned to love challenging conversations the hard way. I delayed and destroyed a number of these earlier in my career until I recognized these are truly the opportunities for managers to mine gold in the form of development, learning, problem-solving and innovation. Here are some key reasons why you need to learn to love challenging conversations:
Leadership Caffeine™—Leadership Grit
Leadership Grit is that grind-it-out sticktoitiveness in the face of adversity displayed by individuals long on character and short on “I can’t.” It's also THE essential leadership characteristic I want to see in my developing leaders. Here are 12 examples I'm grateful to have observed and learned from:
For Professional Growth, Thin-Slice Behavior Change with the Help of a Swim Buddy
Too often, our approach to professional development and growth comes in the form of big, broad solutions and approaches. While these approaches sound appealing, they often don't address the core behaviors essential for improving performance. Instead, learn to thin-slice your professional development for effective behavior change. It helps to recruit a Swim Buddy along the way.
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