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My Personal Formula for a Winning Resume | Laszlo Bock | LinkedIn
My Personal Formula for a Winning Resume | Laszlo Bock | LinkedIn
Reinhold Niebuhr wrote a prayer that many of you will recognize. It goes roughly: “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”What does this have to do with looking for a job?Everything.There's a ton of unfairness in the job search process. As a candidate, you can’t control whether a company requires a work visa, whether some executive’s kid has an inside track on your dream job, or whether your interviewer has some private or unconscious bias that will hurt your chances. I&
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My Personal Formula for a Winning Resume | Laszlo Bock | LinkedIn
5 Non-Evil Ways to Get People to Do What You Want, From Dan Pink
5 Non-Evil Ways to Get People to Do What You Want, From Dan Pink
I’ve posted about getting people to like you, winning arguments and FBI methods for negotiation — but let’s take it to the next level. There are ways to deal with people who are difficult but brass tacks here, folks: most of the people who cause you problems aren’t going anywhere.
·time.com·
5 Non-Evil Ways to Get People to Do What You Want, From Dan Pink
People aren't paying for your time. They're paying for theirs.
People aren't paying for your time. They're paying for theirs.
Chris Lema writes for the WordPress community, one of the most popular website platforms. People pay him for his consulting time. Or do they? In this article, Chris reminds a lot of us who get hired to provide advice, coaching, or consulting to clients that people aren't really paying for our time. They are paying for theirs.
·chrislema.com·
People aren't paying for your time. They're paying for theirs.
Getting Better at Getting Better
Getting Better at Getting Better
This article point out how major advances in professiknal development in manfacturing and sports have led to incredible performance advances in those fields. And yet, many fields and professionals struggle with this. Its interesting how the "I'm/we're done learning" still permeates many fields, including some (like education) that should know better. What's the attitude like of the people in your organization for contiuned professional development? Of course everyone gives it lip service, but even in 2014, so many have yet to embrace this. A potentially, huge competitive advantage to groups and organizations who invest in this seriously, especially in industrirs where it's not standard practice.
·newyorker.com·
Getting Better at Getting Better