The Nation sums up Congressman Heath Shuler like this: A chiseled ex-football star and devout Southern Baptist from the Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina (WNC), Shuler was the prize recruit of Rahm Emanuel’s class of ’06. Despite his conservative …
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Yesterday’s New York City Marathon was notable for several reasons. First, with more than 45,000 participants it was the largest marathon to date. And then there were the runners themselves. Gebre Gebremariam, an Ethiopian, became the first man to win in a marathon debut since 1980. Other racers included a double lung transplant patient, Meredith Viera and Al Roker from the Today Show, and, most surprisingly, Chilean miner Edison Pena.
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Micromanaging is defined as insisting on having a say in an employee’s work at every opportunity, and every manager does it to some extent. Why? Primary reasons include the belief that you can do a task better yourself and the …
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Most leaders have read hundreds, maybe even thousands, of resumes. But is there any method to the madness? If you want to give every candidate a fair shot at securing a spot on your team while getting through the pile …
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As a business and workplace author and speaker, I’m always getting asked about how to cope with getting fired, or how to fire a wayward employee. But no one ever talks about the best way to cut ties with an …
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If you’re juggling more than one project, you know it can be easy to lose track of some of the details. Your projects will be sailing along smoothly and then BOOM! there’s a crisis on every single project all at …
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How we define “great work” is as important as doing great work. Alexandra Levit, shares her personal experience and thoughts on different ways to approach your definition of great work to better position yourself for success.
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