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Get better at your job – self evaluate

Most companies have an annual evaluation process where your boss sits down and evaluates your performance over the past year.  This process helps determine any raises, bonuses, and sometimes your ongoing employment.  I work for a very large fortune 500 company where I have a team of over 50 people. Over the years of working [...]

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What is the most important leadership characteristic? Consistency

Consistency. That is it, there is nothing more important. Leadership is a complex topic with far too many opinions on how to be a better leader. What I have learned over time is that different leadership styles are effective in different situations. Different groups of people respond better to one style of leadership than another. [...]

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Only Touch an Email Once

Need more time? Feel like you are not getting anything done? Too much email? For many of us email is a huge time waster. Part of that is quantity, part of that is efficiency. One of the best ways to combat the email avalanche is to only touch each email once. I spoke with a [...]

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