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Managewhich Tip: Process-Focus Ain’t a Bad Thing

Jan 19

Carolann Jacobs on January 19th, 2010

We hear a lot about being results-focused and results-driven. Results are important, and somewhere along the way, we’ve lost sight of the importance of the journey.
Case and point. In 1959, Cuba had an illiteracy rate of 23%. Post Castro revolution, in 1961, it was reduced to 4%. Let’s just say, this wasn’t the kindest of [...]

So How are Those Resolutions Going?

Jan 14

Carolann Jacobs on January 14th, 2010

So, we’re about halfway through January, and even though I suggested that resolutions are a waste of time, I bet some of you made them anyway. How’s it going?
For those of you who are on track, congratulations!
For those of you who’ve already broken down, how about trying something different this year.
My fabulous mentor coach, Ken Abrams, reminded [...]

Managewhich Tip: New Rule for Productivity?

Jan 12

Carolann Jacobs on January 12th, 2010

What if, like gasoline, your brain power and attention were a limited resource? And that once your attention tank was empty, your thinking ran on fumes?
Turns out, the latest brain studies indicate that this is indeed the case. Our attention is in limited supply, and we work in ways that squander it.
In his new book, Your [...]

Putting Some Meat in the Managewhich!

Dec 9

Carolann Jacobs on December 9th, 2009

No one wakes up in the morning and asks to themselves, “How can I screw my job up today?” And yet, sometimes we feel that way in our management roles, yes?
I’ve gotta tell you, when I look back over the course of my corporate career, there were a lot of things I would do differently, [...]

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 [...]

10 Ways to Use Linked In To Find A Job

Feb 16

Carolann Jacobs on February 16th, 2009

Guy Kawasaki wrote a very nice post about some more sophisticated ways to use LinkedIn to help you. Most of my recent postings have focused more on using social media to build relationships. This is about the nuts and bolts of doing research. Small Business Owners, the ideas that Guy talks about in his post [...]

50% of the Workforce Cannot Form a Trusting Relationship: What now?

Feb 4

Carolann Jacobs on February 4th, 2009

Last year, I read Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain by Sharon Begley and came across the concept of Attachment Theory and had a Vivid Epiphany about why larger workplaces can be so dysfunctional, about why mistrustful and judments abound once an organization reaches a certain size.
Since then, I have amassed materials from several universities. [...]

What questions do you have about coaching?

Feb 4

Carolann Jacobs on February 4th, 2009

This is your day to get your questions answered. What have you always wanted to know about coaching, but have never had a risk-free way to ask? Leave a post below.
Peace and Prosperity,
Carolann

Top 10 Business Tools You Can Get for FREE

Feb 3

Carolann Jacobs on February 3rd, 2009

I came across an excellent article on Entrepreneur.com about some of the best free tools to help small business owners. I had been looking for things like this for my business a few months ago, and I wish I’d found some of these.
Here are my top 10 picks:

Dimdim.com: Open source web conferencing applicaiton.
Adrive.com: 50GB of [...]

What are you doing differently today in your small business?

Feb 2

Carolann Jacobs on February 2nd, 2009

A funny thing is happening at some of the networking events I’ve attended recently. Many of the stock brokers and real estate agents are complaining about the market (one realtor even said she was bored). Every time I tell them that I don’t get it, they look at me like I’ve lost my [...]

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