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Admit it. You cringe a little whenever you receive an email from someone you know that starts with: “I was just thinking of you and hope you’re doing well,” because 99 percent of the time, the next paragraph will include some sort of request: for help, for a referral, for business, for something. The same is true when you receive an …
Every sector or profession comes with its own set of demands but when it comes to management there are certain skills and character traits that are always transferable. Whether you look at a successful leader in manufacturing or in the service industry, you will see that they share very similar skills. Our career advisors and executive coaches in Denver have compiled …
I like to call a certain typical leadership style “shock and awe.” You know, people who deploy yelling, profanity and anger to ‘motivate’ employees. Unsurprisingly, these techniques are not exactly effective in creating a devoted and engaged corps willing to go the extra mile for a growing business. That said, I understand that it can be hard to figure out …
The longer employees stay with your company, the less engaged they become. Engagement levels also drop the lower you go on a company’s hierarchy, according to a recent survey by Bain & Company, which analyzed responses from 200,000 employees across 40 companies in 60 countries. Even more striking, the lowest levels are found among sales and service staff–the employees who have …
Let me get to the point. The pace of hiring for managers, professionals, and executives has accelerated significantly in Colorado in the last three months. On the average, our clients are landing positions much faster than the published national averages, and much, much faster than during the last 5 years. There may have been a time when sticking with your …
A few months ago, software giant SAP announced plans to hire 650 new employees with autism. Yes, autism—even though people on what’s known as the “autism spectrum” are often seen as unemployable. They typically have trouble interacting with others and tend to engage in repetitive behaviors. Only 15% have full-time jobs. But this is no charitable gesture on SAP’s part. The company …
Its not complicated… That kid in the AT&T advert didn’t get it wrong – its not a New Year’s resolution we need, its a Revolution – and it starts with some simple steps. Accomplishments are based on actions, not on thoughts–yet the thought is always father to the deed. Achievement starts with an idea, a perspective, a point of view, or …
Will there be an open bar? Do I have to go? Can I bring my significant other? A few of the above questions may be dancing in your head when you receive the invite to your organization’s holiday party. These are reasonable questions — but if you want to use the events this month to advance your career, your primary …
No matter where your loyalties lay, you have to be impressed with the way Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning goes about his business. He’s famously one of the hardest working, most detail-oriented leaders in the NFL. So let’s indulge in a little hypothetical: What would happen if Manning quarterbacked the customer experience team for your company (besides instantly tipping the balance of your …
Colorado’s entrepreneur Brad Feld was fired from his first two jobs. Here’s his story and the key lesson in motivation for his successful, serial-startup career, Brad Feld: “Those were the last two words I heard from my boss after working for six months at Potatoes, Etc., my first real job. I smirked, immaturely threw my apron at her (I was 15 …
When it comes to being successful, high achievers have a number of habits in common. Here are three qualities all successful people share, and tips on how you can make them your own: 1. Say ‘no’ to distraction. Every. Single. Time. Successful people make better use of their time because they are disciplined goal–setters. I’m referring to those high performers who experience no …
What to do when a long-time career no longer satisfies. If these 5 characterizations describe you, it’s time to explore your next move: You’ve simply had it. You may have made all the right moves and been awarded great promotions and raises, but you still wake up one day realizing, “I don’t want to do this anymore.” There’s enough discomfort or …
Late one night at work Stan passed by, looked at me hard at work and told me that I reminded him of a pretty daisy waiting by the roadside to be picked- with everyone rushing by and nobody ever noticing. And he walked off home. It was a career changing moment – ever had those? Sure, I was ambitious, but …
There are some things we shouldn’t tell anyone at work. Sharing the ‘wrong’ things with co-workers can quickly backfire and leave us exposed, vulnerable or side-lined. While some banter with colleagues is great it is important to know where to draw the line. Like most of us, I have definitely been there. We usually get an immediate sense for when …
In his post, Depaak Chopra M.D. gets to the core of how to influence others. Its a key career (and life) skill with these fundemental, yet often ignored truths. There’s an art to persuasion that begins with a few simple rules. The first comes from Benjamin Franklin: “A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.” This would seem …
