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3 Ways to Get a Promotion This Year

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I received some great advice early in my career. I will never forget the conversation. I was fortunate to be traveling with our Vice President of Operations. We happened to be good friends and when you combine that with a two day trip, we were given the opportunity to engage in lots of conversations, one of which was how to get promoted. I simply asked him his thoughts on how to get promoted and I’ll never forget the answer he gave me. [Read more…] about 3 Ways to Get a Promotion This Year

Build a Network of Peers: Why and How to Start

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Steven Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People said:

“Interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.”

From the small but effective teamwork of a basketball team, to the interdependent collaboration of a massive business to achieve a common goal… examples of teamwork and community are everywhere. The true value of this collaboration is sometimes missed. It’s easy to forget, particularly in the busyness of launching something new, that we need teamwork and community to succeed and even more importantly, sustain that success. [Read more…] about Build a Network of Peers: Why and How to Start

Imagine: The Second Step in The Pathway to Launch Sequence

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After understanding the needs of your customers or audience, you might be asking yourself, “What now?”

This is where the true fun begins, friends. After recognizing the challenges and opportunities your customers face, the next step in this process is the imagine phase. [Read more…] about Imagine: The Second Step in The Pathway to Launch Sequence

How to Overcome the Fear of Launching

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You have this great idea, product or service that often consumes your waking hours…
You have a burning passion to share it with those who you know you can help…
You can visualize yourself finding joy and fulfillment if you move forward…

But, you just can’t bring yourself to take the big step to launch. [Read more…] about How to Overcome the Fear of Launching

Get Out of Your Office: 6 Things We Learned from Facebook

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We’ve talked before about how important is is for leaders to have the mindset of learners. Each year, Shane, David and I have dedicate a few days to go on a learning tour.  A learning tour is usually a site visit where we talk with people from organizations we admire. A few years ago, we had the opportunity to visit the Facebook headquarters in California. A friend of ours worked there and gave us a tour of the campus and shared valuable insights into the culture there. [Read more…] about Get Out of Your Office: 6 Things We Learned from Facebook