Six Steps for Active Career Bounce Back
As discussed in the previous post, sometimes a mistake leads to damaging career situation. How you address the situation influences whether you successfully bounce back from the issue or not. In this...
View Article5 Steps to Passive Career Bounce Back
In the last post, we covered crisis management – responding to a specific, negative career event. There are also Career Bounce Back strategies for passive issues. In this case, a legacy of passive...
View ArticleFirst Aid for a Damaged Reputation
Alright, you hit a rocky spot in your career. But you followed the steps for either active career bounce back or passive career bounce back. You have the situation stabilized. The immediate danger is...
View ArticleWhen You Bounce Flat on Your Face
As we’ve been discussing, everyone hits an occasional career set back. Some of these are active issues and some are passive ones. There are steps you can take to fix each of those and to improve your...
View ArticleChanging the Game
We’ve been talking about the dark side of the workplace. What happens when you make a performance mistake or ruin a key relationship? Your reaction to a career set back can be summarized into three...
View ArticleThe dark side of conscientiousness
Conscientiousness is usually a good trait, but sometimes it can be tough to be a highly conscientious person. In this case, we’re discussing the impact of conscientiousness on unemployment and the...
View ArticleMore career trouble and bounce back
I’m still puttering around with the changes to my Geek 5 model and approach. Until I finalize that, here is a good read from BNET’s The Corner Office. I’ve written about running into active and...
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What is a leadership barrier?
The second step in my Self-Driven Leadership Development model is about breaking down barriers. What does that mean? Definition: A barrier to leadership is a systemic process or attitude that...
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Why do leadership barriers matter?
In the last post, I defined the term “leadership barriers” which are an important part of the Self-driven Leadership Development process. Leadership barriers are important to individuals who want to...
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Knocking down leadership barriers
How do you break a leadership barrier? As a single person, how do you change biased processes and attitudes? If you’re looking for a simple answer, you won’t find it here. Some leadership barriers...
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