From Jim:
Have you ever thought about or tried to create your own reputation? That doesn’t make sense, does it? Reputation isn’t created. It’s attributed to you by the people who know and associate with you. That’s the whole point of a reputation: it’s based externally and arises from people ... Views: 858
Numerous studies have been conducted exploring and testing the power and promise of expectations. And it’s been proven that many people make their decisions and understand themselves in the light of what others expect of them. When we know someone expects something from us---our attitude, how we ... Views: 846
My husband Jim Sniechowski, PhD and I just completed a series of interviews dedicated to discovering what makes career management so difficult for most people. And the majority of the answers we repeatedly received fell into these three categories:
* I shouldn’t have to toot my own horn. My ... Views: 823
Never mind title, position, length of employment at your company, most people get anxious, sometimes very anxious, when they speak up at meetings. It doesn’t matter whether they’re on the calendar to make a report and had plenty of time to prepare, it’s a spontaneous opinion, or even just asking ... Views: 659
When I was 27 I made my living as a professional stage actor. I was part of a theater company in the Midwest and was one of its most visible players. As a leading man I generated a large following among the people in the city (I am purposely keeping identifying names anonymous) and was treated ... Views: 651
Mark was the manager of a data science team. He had a solid educational background and ten years into his career his performance reviews were always high. He was well-liked, focused, and achievement driven. He built a smooth running, results oriented team from 5 to 47 members with more to come. ... Views: 598