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Career Guide for Gen Y

I just finished reading Daniel Pink’s new book, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need. I loved this little book, which is written in the Japanese manga style.  It’s similar to a comic book in that it uses illustrations to tell the story with very little text.  Manga is very […]

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Where to Get Noticed - Part 2

As promised, here is the second part of the article, Where to Get Noticed, by author Jill Lublin. If you missed part 1, you can read it here.
Where to - GET NOTICED!
Part II
Organizations
OK, now you know that you have to take action and begin. The question is where do you start? Consider organizational events. […]

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Where to Get Noticed

Whether you are a business owner, a wanna-be entrepreneur, or work for someone else, you need to be out there. But, where is “there?”
Networking is an essential activity for growing your business and your career. Increasing your visibility will help you stay viable in today’s business climate. To get you started and […]

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How To Be a More Successful Leader

One of the best books I read last year was What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith. In case you aren’t familiar with Goldsmith, he is the author of many books and a well respected executive coach. In this latest book, Goldsmith makes the observation that the characteristics that […]

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The 4-Hour Workweek

I just finished reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss and I loved it! Order it now by clicking on the picture of the cover. I think the message will resonate with a lot of Americans who have grown weary of the daily grind of hard work (and too little play). I […]

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