Don’t Be Dead Weight-Contribute More Than You Take
One of the most important things you can do in your career is generate value for your employer far in…
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Sharing of Information, Invention of the Internet, Parrots and Tool Rooms
Information sharing, as exemplified by the internet, is changing the world for the better and is the way of the…
Frustration, Rejection, Sylvester Stallone, and Rocky
Your success will largely depend on the extent to which you can handle frustration and rejection. In fact, you need…
Harmonize with the People in Your Environment
You need not only to fit in, but to be seen as fitting in with your coworkers. Harmonizing with your…
Avoid the Envy of Others
Avoid the envy of others. Successful individuals know envy can lead others to undermine them; in order to remain powerful,…
How to Find Unadvertised Jobs
I’m a businessperson. As a businessperson, I find I get a lot of phone calls from private equity companies and…
Supermodels, Your Body, and Your Mind
Successful people manage their minds well; your mindset is the prime determining factor in anything and everything that happens to…
See the Connection, Not the Differences
You will find much greater success and contentment by focusing on your connections to others rather than your differences. While…
Always Ask and Observe: “How Long Have People Been Around?”
Ascertaining factors such as how long a company has retained its employees and how many friend a person has will…
The Milgram Experiment, Submission to Authority, Your Life, and Career
There is probably someone in your life and career who exerts a degree of control over you, and you may…