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David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence 

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Two Pretty Good Questions

by - m on 05/18/2012

From HBR’s The Big Idea: First Let’s Fire All The Managers*

The road to self-management begins with these two questions…

  1. What’s the value you want to create for your peers?
  2. What are the problems you want to solve for your colleagues?

Maybe it’s time to focus on benefits and results rather than the number of activities performed.

- m

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Professional Courtesy

May 17, 2012

I give you… Lawyer jokes told by lawyers. Why do pharmaceutical companies use lawyers rather than lab rats for testing? Lab personnel don’t get emotionally attached to lawyers. Lawyers do things rats won’t. Animal protection groups don’t get nearly as excited.  Some people actually LIKE rats. Did you hear about the terrorists who took a [...]

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MBWA Still Works

May 16, 2012

I have a laptop computer, a smartphone, and a tablet computer. I have questioned why I am expected to be available at the office during specific times of day when I conduct a large percentage of my job using those devices to connect with people. Then it hit me. I am most effective when I [...]

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Two Wilde Quotes

May 15, 2012

  “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” ~ Oscar Wilde and “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative” ~ Oscar Wilde – m

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