“Managers need to take ownership of their own development in order to appropriately manage themselves, their team, and ultimately that difficult subordinate” – Allen Aguilar When I was a young and new manager starting my career, I thought workplaces were supposed to be organized, collaborative and smooth. I believed that crazy employees and managers who …
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“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I’m about to do today?” – Steve Jobs I learned a lot of valuable lessons when I first became a manager. Books kept me motivated and informed and articles allowed me to adjust and learn. During my early years, I …
“Objectives are not fate; they are direction. They are not commands; they are commitments. They do not determine the future; they are means to mobilize the resources and energies of the business for the making of the future.” – Peter Drucker Recently, I trained a group in the LA area that wanted to reassess the way …
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“Nothing will work unless you do” – John Wooden Stopped me if you’ve heard this one before: You’ve trained someone at least six times on how to complete a particular report or complete a certain tasks and it still doesn’t get completed as you expected. During a particular training I conducted recently, many of the …
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“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” – Unknown It was becoming a habit. For many nights, I sneaked into my apartment trying not to make a noise. Every night I would tell myself that this would be the last time but this has been going on for …
“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” – Unknown A few months ago I met with a friend who wanted me to help her with her finances. According to her, she never has any money and was getting very stressed because of it. She didn’t ask me for …
5 Things You Might Do Well At Work But Terribly At Home Read More »
“If it can’t get any worse, give it one last shot. Wait until the wind blows in your favor.” – Enrique Bunbury from the song El Viento A Favor When I was a teenager, my family and I went to the beach out here in Southern California. The water seemed calm so my nephew and I …
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“Mini-Me, if anything should happen to you, I don’t know what I would do…I’d probably move on, get another replica but there would be a 10 minute period there where I would just be inconsolable.” – Dr. Evil I remember the first time I watched the Austin Powers movie. It was a hilarious, original film …
“Pull away even though it feels like career suicide. Go home. Rest, sleep, recharge, have fun with your kids, play with the dog and watch how much more effective you will be.” – Julie Morgenstern “Wait a minute,” my colleagues asked as I prepared the room for a time management training my boss asked me …
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“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” – John Wooden I worked for an education company back in 2008 and, as a new manager, I was eager to learn everything that was assigned to me. One of the first things I received at that …
