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Trusting the New Guy

September 8, 2009 · 0 comments

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. –George MacDonald Have you ever wondered how far your the trust of your personal brand goes? Or how many degrees of separation it can transcend? Imagine that you’re pretty good at what you do and that you’ve even made a bit of a name for [...]

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Office Politics

September 4, 2009 · 5 comments

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. – Plato You should never let office politics discourage you. Everywhere you go, there’s going to be politics. Everywhere you go, there’s going to be a different balance of power, different people with varying levels of [...]

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You Are What You Do

August 28, 2009 · 2 comments

The Japanese have a saying: “A man is whatever room he is in.” – Burt Cooper, Mad Men The average American sleeps about 7 hours a night. That leaves them 17 hours in a day. Now, if ‘re not a workaholic or don’t put in a lot of overtime, you probably spend about 8-1/2 hours [...]

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Corporate Culture Shock

August 26, 2009 · 3 comments

We are all raised in a different family with slightly different definitions of every word. – Lulu Lemon Manifesto After a week of soul searching I’m settling into some new digs and a new role. And you know, the funny thing about corporate culture is that starting somewhere new is a lot like moving to [...]

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