The Fact is Also the Fundamental Lie (Part Two)
May 29 Carolann Jacobs on May 29th, 2009
In part one of this post, we left Janice* and Rhonda* in Janice’s office. Janice, the manager of her company’s governance group, is furious that Rhonda, who works for her, has been circumventing the process that the PMO is supposed to be enforcing. Furthermore, I’d learned in out initial complimentary consultation that Janice has built [...]
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Shooting Down “Doubting Thomas” Once and For All
May 28 Carolann Jacobs on May 28th, 2009
I am a *huge* Wayne Dyer fan, and I am honored to be a sponsor for the launch of his new book “Excuses Begone! How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits” http://promos.hayhouse.com/dyer/052609email/ This is, after all, a large part of what I do as a coach. Besides partnering with clients to identify and change their [...]
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The Fact is Also the Fundamental Lie (Part One)
May 26 Carolann Jacobs on May 26th, 2009
We humans are a complex bunch. We haven’t quite evolved to where our pre-frontal cortex can separate out fact from perception, as much as we might think and believe that we have. I haven’t. You haven’t. So, what does that mean and why should you care? Well, whenever we have a difference of opinion we [...]
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The Best Leadership Book
May 22 Carolann Jacobs on May 22nd, 2009
Randy Pausch wrote his book The Last Lecture partly as a way to leave a legacy to his children when he knew that he would not live to see them grow up. Ironically, had he not had the pancreatic cancer that took his life, most of us would never have known this computer science engineer [...]
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Who Makes the Rules? Resolving Generational Conflicts at Work
May 20 Carolann Jacobs on May 20th, 2009
Part of the resentment Baby Boomers have towards the younger generations in the workforce is the ease in which they express “What’s In It For Me?” It stems from the remnants of company loyalty and fealty that were drummed into their heads when they were starting out; even though our boomers mostly know intellectually that [...]
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Creating “Personal Curb Appeal”
May 18 Carolann Jacobs on May 18th, 2009
Creating “Personal Curb Appeal” is the most important lesson that all of us can take from the Sales body of knowledge. Whether we are job seekers, entrepreneurs, leaders, or employees, we all perform sales, every day. One of the keys to our success, whether it is landing that job, winning that sale or getting buy-in [...]
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Top 3 Myths About Leadership in Large Companies. Tips for the Leaders and the Small Businesses Who’d Like to Hire Them
May 13 Carolann Jacobs on May 13th, 2009
For smaller companies, this is a great time to attract fantastic talent. There are many experienced, accomplished people on the job market right now, and many of them are looking for opportunities where they can contribute and create exponential growth. The challenge for many leaders who come from larger companies is that there seems to [...]
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