Tag: J. Mike Smith

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The Bullying Boss: Independence Day

Self-employed

I bumped into a neighbor I’ll call “Sue”  on the 4th of July who had a problem that many encounter at some point in their career; a bullying boss.

Sue is gutsy, and had tried several “talk it outs” with her boss to figure out a way to work better together and was getting nowhere. The boss was relatively nice in public and a monster in private.… Read the rest

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Your Role is Not Your Job Title

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They are the four most dreaded words to hear when you need help: “It’s not my job.”

Guess what? It just might be your job.

Maybe it’s the intersection of speaking this past weekend to 12 bright women enrolled in my colleague and friend Stacy Blake-Beard’s leadership and gender B-school class at Mills College or an upcoming call with Shereef Bishay (TedSF: Applying Open Source Principles to the Work Place here) but one thought came to mind when I heard those words.… Read the rest

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Pioneers

Amelia Earhart and Lockheed Electra 10E NR1602...“Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.” – Amelia Earhart

 

 

Amelia Earhart and Lockheed Electra 10E NR16020 c. 1937  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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De Nile is not a River

shutterstock_95386021Face it, we all do it:

  • The job we’re hopeful we’ll land has no chance of ever showing up in an offer letter.
  • That diet (mine in this case) that we think worked well has the regular 36″ waist size slacks still too tight.
  • The company that’s getting it’s lunch handed to it in the market continues to think and refer to itself as a market leader.
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A Reader Asks: Don’t Take the Counter Offer?

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“What if you interviewed for multiple jobs, accepted one and 3 weeks later got a second offer for a bigger company with more $. 

You told your new boss–he did not offer more money and I did not ask (hinted)–but asked about longer term. 

The boss was a bit stoic only repeating his intentions when hired.  I really like the job I am at, the other is more $ and work from home, but feel compelled to stay. … Read the rest