Because I’m writing a book about career ownership, I spend part of my time taking self-assessments – the kind that tell you what your skills, style, values, and interests are – to find out if they are worthy of my readers (i.e. you). If they are, I write about them. If not, I whine about [...]
If you’re in the game of taking control of your career and running it like a business, negotiating your pay package is the most important negotiation that you’ll go into during your working life. And if you’re doing things right, this negotiation will take place several times during the span of your career. For the [...]
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Finally there’s sound clinical data that proves that meditating on a daily basis has a positive effect on our performance at work.
A study that was published in 2007 by two neuroscientists doing research at the University of Pennsylvania’s Stress Management Program, proved that even small doses of daily meditation improves attention [...]
The time has come for us all to forget about career management. To call your shots and make your mark in the real world of work, you need to instead think about career ownership.
As a career owner, you are the CEO of your career* – Me Inc. So that you can enjoy the benefits of [...]
Being that close to 20 countries around the world celebrate their independence day in July*, this is a good time as any to ask if independence has a place in the real world of work.
Admittedly, for all these nations independence was a necessary step to end oppression and inequality. But in the 21st century world [...]
It's usually twists and turns that lead to the top. So stop following a straight line.
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