“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)
… Read the restDe Nile is not a River
Face 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.
Risks
“The thing about taking risks is, if it’s really a risk, you really can fail.”
“It’s only a pretend risk if you really can’t fail.” – Connie Britton.
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A Reader Asks: Don’t Take the Counter Offer?
Dear Back West:
“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
How Can You Win by Losing?
Many of us, unless you’re a parent tanking to let your kid beat you, like to win.
Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman in their (excellent) new book Top Dog will tell you that it this drive to win is part genetic, part upbringing, and part cultural – and that you can even successfully change how you approach competition.
Some of us desperately care about winning.… Read the rest
Paging Sue Leeson: “You Can Do Better”
Sometimes the best thing you can do to help someone is a firm tap and playing a bit of a noodge.
The fact of the matter is that people seldom improve without some sort of feedback, and if you don’t help them with it, who do you think will?
I thought of noodge (or nudge) as I sent a note back to a coaching client asking them to rework their “lighthouse letter” – a product that asks exec coaching clients to put down in one page the conversation their grandkids/grandnieces – nephews would have if the now 100-year old client overhead them describing the client’s life.… Read the rest