Does Anyone Hire Eeyore?
Nov 20 Carolann Jacobs on November 20th, 2009
For those of you who’ve blocked out or forgotten who Eeyore is, he’s the pessimistic, melancholic, depressed, downtrodden old grey donkey from the Winnie The Pooh books. (Think, “Oh no, we’re doomed!”) So, does anyone hire Eeyore? Not unless they are so desperate for a rare skill that they can live with the downward spiraling [...]
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Managewhich as Leader in Trying Times
Nov 17 Carolann Jacobs on November 17th, 2009
Team, Here’s an excerpt from “Breakthrough Leadership” by Wayne Baker at the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business. As you read it, I encourage you to think about how you can create this for the people who work with and for you. “Extraordinary events–positive or negative–are temporary openings for breakthroughs in personal [...]
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Small Business Owners and Solo-preneurs: Learn the Power of Partnering
Nov 12 Carolann Jacobs on November 12th, 2009
While many of us who start our own businesses or who become solo professionals value our independence, we quickly find more value in having people at our side to give us extra strength, visibility and insight in the market. And so we get out there both in person and online to network and build relationships. It’s great [...]
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For the Managewhich and Business Owner: Who’s a Team Player?
Nov 10 Carolann Jacobs on November 10th, 2009
Team Player is one of those phrases that we all assume we have the same definition for. It’s one of the performance management buzz-phrases that shows on reviews and on job descriptions. And, we all think we know what it means, but do we? I was watching a video the other day of Pat Heim [...]
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Tips for the Managewhich: Is My Staff Doing Anything Resume-Worthy?
Nov 5 Carolann Jacobs on November 5th, 2009
One of the more obvious clues that your group is on the chopping block is when you can’t figure out what real value your group adds. That’s even more true when the company is reorganizing people into that group in ways that don’t make sense. It’s a good thing for the managewhich to recognize this [...]
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Tips for the Managewhich: Is What I’m Doing Resume-Worthy?
Nov 3 Carolann Jacobs on November 3rd, 2009
Career Management groups are filled with people who haven’t progressed in their careers, and those are the folks who are having the toughest time landing new positions. Many of those fall into the category of being happy that they had a job, and so they did whatever was necessary to keep it. This is fear-based [...]
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