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Among the many things that keep businesses and ideas from succeeded, one of the most obnoxious and frustrating ones are bottlenecks. The bottleneck in your organization might be a person. It might be a process. It might be your equipment. It might even be a condition in which you work. I’ll be focusing on the aspect of people acting as bottlenecks. Bottlenecks are good for regulating information—slowing it down. If it weren’t for bottlenecks on our drinks, we’d be forced to Keep Reading »
If you regularly work with clients you understand how easy it is to let a project spin out of control and wind up fatty and huge… we call it scope creep, and before you know it the project's over budget and shipping late. Avoiding scope creep is a topic in itself, so instead what I offer here are a few ways to counterbalance scope creep and bloated projects. Most projects start innocently enough. Parameters are set, goals are defined, and work begins. The fat begins when someone says, Keep Reading »
Taking personal responsibility is a subject with which I passionately identify. There’s a difference between taking personal responsibility and blaming yourself. Blaming yourself is letting yourself down and telling yourself that you really stunk it up. It’s pessimistic, degrading, demoralizing, and derogatory. It makes you feel like mud on a rock. Taking responsibility is just the opposite. It’s optimistic and positive. It’s motivating, uplifting, satisfying, and empowering. It Keep Reading »
Another aspect of networking that I didn't cover in "How to Network: Getting Started with the Basics" is the importance of being a strong node in someone else's network. That's right, more than just networking with others, you should try to be someone that others want to network with. Sometimes fish do jump in the boat. Three tips to start you off are being generous, hooking people up, and helping others find opportunities. You don't have to spend every last dollar to lure people to Keep Reading »
Do you remember that guy you spoke to who knew everybody? Or that one lady who could find anything with just a few phone calls? What about the friend who always has the hook ups? Those people are networkers, and it makes their lives easier. You can be one of them. It's impossible to capture all networking facets in a single blog post, but I've created some networking fundamentals to get you started. The most important part is that you start networking today--don't wait. The sooner you Keep Reading »
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