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Use The Right Approach
Just as coins have a heads and a tails, so also you have two primary capabilities you use in your profession: the ability to relate to people and the ability to do your work. Each of these has their own approach, from which you demonstrate your own style. While you...
It’s All About Results
No matter how much effort, energy or dedication you bring to a project, in the end, you are evaluated by the results you produce. No amount of planning, focus or diligence will make up for a poor product or service. When you don’t produce, don’t expect much credit for...
The Executive Function
Last week I said I would ask you if you put into practice at least one discipline to advance your status and improve your professional fulfillment. I changed my mind. If you didn’t do anything, you are a mindless slug. I’m more interested in interacting with those who...
Did You Do It?
So last week you read about how to make your career more fulfilling, based on the latest research and following other professionals who experience professional fulfillment. They all share these two traits: 1) they have certain disciplines they follow and 2) they...
On the List?
Sometimes your clients just won’t cooperate. They won’t return your calls or emails requesting their time and attention. Even though your work should be important to them, they just won’t respond. What’s up with that? If clients put you off, it is an indication of how...
The One Thing
Here’s a riddle for you. What one thing can you do that, if done consistently, is guaranteed to dampen the spirit of your people? Here are a few hints. It doesn’t cost anything. It is natural to do so. You could easily fix it but you don’t. It will eventually repel...
Keep Yourself Motivated
It’s easy to be motivated when you're doing something you like. You become engrossed in it, time passes quickly and there is a feeling of enjoyment in doing it. Hopefully your days and weeks are filled with those things. But what about when you have to do things that...
In Balance
There is little that is more annoying than driving on tires that are out of balance. They wobble at slow speeds and shake at high speeds. The only fix is to get them balanced. Then you can enjoy a smooth ride. Not a lot of difference from the wobble and shake of a...
Your Moldy Reputation
You have a stinky mold-pile in the corner of your office. You try to ignore it and may have become accustomed to the putrid odor. But others can smell it. How did you get such a mess? It probably went like this: When you were in a planning meeting and a project was...
The Enjoyment of Fulfillment
Think about where you were 6 months ago. Not just technically, but regarding your ability to manage yourself, your clients, your staff, your firm. What have you been focusing on and developing so that you are better now than you were then? If you’re like most, you...
