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Stuck in a web of bungee cords: ambivalence in decision making

Three ways to clarify your decision making when you feel like you’re stuck in a web of bungee cords pulling you in different directions.

By Peter, 8 monthsSeptember 16, 2024 ago
Career

Four Questions to answer before you start a business

If you think you want to start a business, you should start with these four questions to decide if you’re ready. Many people aren’t.

By Peter, 9 monthsAugust 19, 2024 ago
Career

3 easy actions to clarify your career path

How can you plan a career path when you don’t know where you’re going? Here are three actions you can take to get going in the right direction.

By Peter, 2 yearsJune 6, 2023 ago
Leadership

Why a leader’s opinion on working from home or returning to the office shouldn’t matter

Leaders often think that everyone who doesn’t agree with them is simply wrong. Sometimes this is due to the false consensus effect, and it can kill morale.

By Peter, 2 yearsMarch 22, 2023 ago
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Career

What is ENOUGH in a society built on the worship of MORE?

In a society focused on the worship of MORE, the reward for climbing one rung on the ladder of success is to be able to reach the next rung. When is it ENOUGH?

By Peter, 2 yearsFebruary 27, 2023 ago
Career

You’ve taken the courageous first steps to fulfilling (or killing) a dream… now what? How to survive the J Curve.

Taking the courageous steps to pursue a new dream, you will face and have to survive the J Curve in order to turn your dream into reality.

By Peter, 2 yearsFebruary 21, 2023 ago
Career

Is your life designed by committee? If so, claim your role as your own committee chair.

Advice from other people is always based on their own biases and experiences. Take control of your own decisions and don’t live a life designed by committee.

By Peter, 2 yearsJanuary 4, 2023 ago
Career

Embracing the middle manager’s role as ignorant speed bump

The middle manager’s role is to manage both up and down the org chart. This means questioning authority and speaking truth to power, as well as managing staff.

By Peter, 2 yearsDecember 12, 2022 ago
Career

Learning to love a year-end review, and a daily practice to keep your self-confidence high

I love year-end reviews. They’re a time to reflect on successes and be inspired to grow and improve. Here’s how you can love them, too.

By Peter, 2 yearsNovember 28, 2022 ago
Career

Quiet quitting before it was cool—Counting down to retirement in 1989

When I was 23, I had a coworker who was counting down to retirement. I decided I didn’t want to be him in 20 years, so I made a change. You can, too.

By Peter, 2 yearsNovember 22, 2022 ago

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