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Escape the Drama Triangle

Jul 1

Carolann Jacobs on July 1st, 2010

Have you guys ever noticed how a lot of what I yap about here on the blog about business really translates back to life? If you haven’t noticed, then I want to highlight the point today. One of the books on my shelf is The Power of TED (again, thank you Ken Abrams for turning [...]

Be Clear Why You’re Here

Jun 29

Carolann Jacobs on June 29th, 2010

Living the Success Principles #3 I haven’t written about my journey on the success principles in three months (oh my goodness!!!), and this is a good illustration about how time passes without forward movement. In other words, a vision without any action is a dream. To be fair and honest, I am doing between [...]

Want to Learn Some Career Limiting Moves? Do the McChrystal

Jun 24

Carolann Jacobs on June 24th, 2010

In leadership coaching and consulting, I work with the best and the brightest, successful people. In the process, I hear many protestations about ”not wanting to play politics.” I get it. I didn’t want to participate in that, either. (In fact, most women don’t.) Truth be told, most people avoid politics because they don’t understand [...]

I’m not a Mule, and Get that Carrot Out of my Face!

Jun 9

Carolann Jacobs on June 9th, 2010

I love this short video by Dan Pink about what motivates us. As someone who’s mission is to create inspired workplaces, I think this says a lot about why traditional forms of performance management don’t work. I attended that Dallas Drucker Society meeting last night, and one of the participants was talking about hiring a [...]

How to Shut Screaming Mimi Up

May 20

Carolann Jacobs on May 20th, 2010

Article #2 in the series “The Dirty Dozen of Bad Bosses” Screaming Mimi costs the company more than she’s worth. She’s needy, fickle, and stubborn, and her peers and subordinates never know when she’s going to throw a tantrum… and she’s still your boss. As tempting and as justified as you may feel to [...]

Dear Beyonce…Just Turn The Phone Off!

May 18

Carolann Jacobs on May 18th, 2010

One of the side effects of incorporating Principle #1 of Jack Canfield’s Success Principles is that I have become acutely aware of how our culture influences us to abdicate our accountability and responsibility, most especially what’s being played on the radio. Courtesy of Lady Gaga and Beyonce: ”Stop calling, Stop Calling, I don’t want to talk [...]

Bad Bosses… We’re Calling You Out By Name!

May 14

Carolann Jacobs on May 14th, 2010

I’ve been talking about the topic of bad bosses on my segment of the CelebrityU Radio/TV show, and I am also going to feature it on the blog as a series. If you’d like to see/hear part of this segment, check it out here: Carolann talking about bad bosses on CelebrityU Radio/TV I’ve compiled a [...]

Man (or Woman) Up! Curing the Epidemic of Weak Leadership

May 5

Carolann Jacobs on May 5th, 2010

This morning I was attending the Young Women Executives Forum at the Tower Club, and today’s topic was Conflict Management. This is a topic that I hit with my coaching clients 100% of the time. We all have a default mode for dealing with conflict. Some people use the “my way or the highway” approach. [...]

You Don’t Have to Leave the Cubicle

Apr 22

Carolann Jacobs on April 22nd, 2010

There’s been a lot of hype lately around escaping the cubicle. It isn’t for everyone. For many, it isn’t realistic considering their current resources, and for some people, going out on their own would be downright irresponsible. Many of the people who call me looking for coaching services are miserable in their jobs, have been [...]

Giving up “Because”, Keeping the F-Bomb

Mar 18

Carolann Jacobs on March 18th, 2010

Many of you may know that I am on the path to earn my Master Trainer’s Certification in Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP). For those of you who are unfamiliar with NLP, it is model which explains how we process information that comes to us from the outside (and our internal Negative Nelly). As both an ever [...]

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