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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 [...]

Managewhich? What to do With Complete and Utter Incompetence

Oct 27

Carolann Jacobs on October 27th, 2009

Her name is Oblivia. She’s nice. People like her. And, she can’t get anything done.
Have you ever worked with someone who is Unconsciously Incompetent? That is to say, that they are so incompetent that they don’t even know that they are incompetent?
It’s rare. Most of us know when we really, truly suck at something. However, [...]

Manage Which? Up Or Down?

Oct 16

Carolann Jacobs on October 16th, 2009

One of the recurring dilemmas for the Managewich is the balance between managing up and down. Today we’re going to examine the phenomenon of having to produce worthless crap that adds no value simply because the boss says so.
Take my friend Breeze. Her boss, Hoover, continually asks for this spreadsheet or that report, all of [...]

The Customer Experience & The Managewich

Sep 30

Carolann Jacobs on September 30th, 2009

My hubby and I just got back from an awesome trip to Cancun. I bought the trip somewhat last minute from Sams Club of all places. It was a surprise for Russ’s birthday, so I wanted it below the radar. The trip was almost too good to be true price-wise, and even though I did [...]

Today, I am Puzzled.

Sep 23

Carolann Jacobs on September 23rd, 2009

Today, I’m puzzled.
As I am out and about at various networking events here in the DFW metroplex, I meet a lot of struggling solopreneurs. It seems like many businesses just aren’t doing as well as they were a year or two years ago. Something about the economy? Anyway, the usual topic of conversation when [...]

The Omniscient Managewich

Sep 10

Carolann Jacobs on September 10th, 2009

I have a question for the sandwich generation of managers, middle managers or owner managers, stuck in the middle of competing priorities and agendas:
Why is it so hard to know what someone else really wants or believes, and yet, how is it that we know others’ intentions just by looking at their body language or [...]

Managewich on the Run

Sep 3

Carolann Jacobs on September 3rd, 2009

“Stuck Inside These Four Walls, Sent Inside Forever, Never Seeing No One Nice Again Like You…”
Oops, sorry. That’s “Band on the Run.” But it could describe the managewich’s office, yes?
Whenever I hear about the “Fight or Flight” Response, I wonder…. is it really either or?
The answer is for the most part, yes. According to [...]

Solving the Middle Manager’s Constant Dilemma: More To Do’s Than Time

Jun 23

Carolann Jacobs on June 23rd, 2009

Ugh, it’s been longer than I wanted it to be since my last post.
Notice that?
I’m beating myself up over something that didn’t get done.
Not very helpful, is it? True statement, but not helpful.
It also trains the brain to focus on what’s not happening. We tend to get more of what we focus on. If you [...]

Kicking Myself – 6 Missed Opportunities

Jun 5

Carolann Jacobs on June 5th, 2009

Ever had one of those moments when someone told you something that you aleady know, but you’ve let it slide or you’ve never implemented it?
I hate to admit it in public, but I had one of those moments this week.
I pride myself on my business networking savvy. Mind you, my friends Jeff Klein, Jim Penny, [...]

How to Keep the Feedback Conversation Out of the Ditch (Part 4 of The Fact & the Fundamental Lie)

Jun 3

Carolann Jacobs on June 3rd, 2009

Recapping parts 1-3…
Janice* runs the governance group for her company, and Rhonda* works for Janice in that group. Over the course of time, Janice has developed a healthty distrust of Rhonda, although she’s never addressed it directly with Rhonda. Anyone with two eyes and half an ear can observe that something isn’t right in that [...]

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