Career Tip #13 – Take Some Initiative (Get Out From Behind Your Desk!)

Published in September 30th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Career Tips, Initiative, Visibility

No Comments

Think about the Brown-Nosers you

Building Alliances with Positioning Skill

Published in September 29th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Building Relationships, Connecting, Positioning

No Comments

Positioning is one of the greatest brown-nosing skills in the brown-noser's arsenal and it is one that all of us would be wise to understand and learn. During these troubled times, when people are somewhat uneasy about their positions at work, is not the time to keep your head down and not rock the boat. Now is the time [...]

Career Tip # 12 – Don’t be angry with Brown-Nosers

Published in September 24th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Building Alliances, Building Relationships, Career IQ

No Comments

To insure that the information I share in this blog, my book and with my students is current, I regularly review the web and current literature for new information about job, career, psychological, organizational, social and societal trends. One startling trend that I have noticed is that a lot more people are angry these days!
Over [...]

Brown-Nosing and recession

Published in September 23rd, 2009

Posted by Linda in Communication

1 Comment

If the economic indicators are right, it looks like we will be in for a bumpy ride for a while longer. Difficult economic times always make for interesting career times since increases in unemployment usually force people to rethink their lives in ways that the status quo does not typically encourage. So too, do other unexpected [...]

Brown nosers and Paranoia

Published in September 22nd, 2009

Posted by Linda in career success

No Comments

Those of you who know me know that I'm a cancer survivor — three years and counting. These past couple of weeks have been my semi-annual round of appointments — MRIs, oncologist appointments, follow up visits with the surgeon —- along with the some additional ultra sounds and a visit with the dermatologist.
I was sitting [...]

Career Stalled? Passed over for a promotion?

Published in September 4th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Career IQ

No Comments

I just heard from a reader who is really ticked off. Apparently he was passed over for a promotion by someone who was "not as qualified" as he believes he is. This has stalled his career and is now making him wonder if he should move on. I'm not here to dispute the fact that [...]

Golf, Business and Building Relationships

Published in September 3rd, 2009

Posted by Linda in Connecting

No Comments

I have a simple lesson for you today….
A friend just called me to tell me he was going to play golf with his boss in the morning. I asked him,"What's your plan for the day?" He knows me well enough to know that I was asking him how he expected to continue building a strong [...]

Do you know yourself well enough to know if you are in the right career?

Published in September 2nd, 2009

Posted by Linda in Purpose of Work

No Comments

I typically spend my mornings in quiet contemplation (occasionally interrupted by barking dogs). I like to take an inventory of all of the goodness in my life – my blessings – give thanks for what can only be described as abundance in all these things, and then think about how I might best use my [...]

My Dog Kayla Doesn’t Brown-Nose

Published in September 1st, 2009

Posted by Linda in Career IQ, Classic Brown-Nosing Techniques, Connecting, Travel, Visibility

No Comments

I've already shared stories about two of my dogs – Loosha, the biggest brown-noser I know, and Strider, the little guy that uses the size and power of his big canine sisters to get noticed. And then there's Kayla.
Kayla was a shelter puppy. While searching for a companion for my Rottweiler I spotted her in [...]