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The One Question That Will Improve Your Productivity Exponentially…

Mar 31

Carolann Jacobs on March 31st, 2009

…and if you can get your company to adopt it as a practice, will eliminate needless distractions and improve the productivity of the entire organization. How does this [conversation, activity, report, spreadsheet, meeting, etc.] add value? I could end this article right here, and you’d all get it. The challenge is that as companies get [...]

Independence and Self-Reliance Are Myths

Mar 30

Carolann Jacobs on March 30th, 2009

We in the United States value independence. It’s in our cultural dogma: “I did it my way” “I pulled myself up by my bootstraps” (What the heck is a bootstrap?) “I stand on my own two feet” Who among us does anything without a contribution from someone else? Take this blog post as an example. [...]

Is Your Staff Sabotaging Your Opportunity for Success Right Out of the Gate?

Mar 27

Carolann Jacobs on March 27th, 2009

When your company is trying to implement something different, what phrases do you hear uttered in hushed tones (and sometimes not so hushed tones) in the break room and around the smoking area? Anything like this? “It will never work.” “Here we go again.” “We’ve never gotten this right.” “This is stupid.” The not-so-subtle underlying [...]

Conquering the Sneakiest Source of Unnamed Conflict

Mar 25

Carolann Jacobs on March 25th, 2009

My face is very expressive. My husband calls me an eyeroller. I think about all the times that there is something going on, like a five hour stint with and without my web developer trying to get the branded page of my ezine to look right in 2 browsers and an email client (Aweber sucks!). [...]

My Resume/Sales Presentation is Perfect… It Must Be the Economy

Mar 24

Carolann Jacobs on March 24th, 2009

The first question I have to ask is, is it really perfect? (By the way, the answer to that is always yes. Human nature.) It’s hard not to take pride of authorship, and this somehow seems to get worse in the face of stress or insecurity, doesn’t it? We have a word for this in [...]

Inspirational Workplace Q&A – I am losing my job, but I don’t know when…

Mar 20

Carolann Jacobs on March 20th, 2009

Q. At the end of last year, I received the top rating on my performance review. I asked if any layoffs were on the horizon, and my manager told me that it was possible, but my job was safe. I thought I’d be lower on the list for a reduction because I did so well. [...]

The Tale of SLB– Really, I couldn’t make this up if I tried

Mar 19

Carolann Jacobs on March 19th, 2009

Oh, you guys…. I’ve been sitting on this one for over a week because I didn’t know how to tell you about it in a way that wouldn’t be disparaging to the individual, because I think I’d like him as a client. I know the person who related this to me would like me to [...]

Neutralize the Biggest Threat to Your Success

Mar 18

Carolann Jacobs on March 18th, 2009

At Coach University, there are nine guiding principles that help us understand how people interact with the world. They are: People Have Something in Common People Are Inquisitive People Contribute People Grow From Connection People Seek Value People Act in Their Own Interest People Live From Their Perception People Have a Choice People Define Their [...]

Finding Value in Unproductivity

Mar 16

Carolann Jacobs on March 16th, 2009

I went to my friend’s lakehouse this weekend with several friends. My plan was to get some work done while the rest of the group were out fishing. (I fish, but not when it is cold and drizzly.) I didn’t even get out my work bag, and honestly, I was kind of bummed because I [...]

Liz Ryan’s Top 5 Networking Rules – Good Stuff

Mar 11

Carolann Jacobs on March 11th, 2009

Navigating business networking these days can be confusing at best. My friend Jeff Klein offers two excellent excellent teleseminars on the subject. Learning the rules of the networking road becomes more and more necessary as more and more toes get trodden upon. There are more networking tips out there than one can read in a [...]

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