BROWN NOSING 101:

A career survival manual for the rest of us -

Another Brown-Nosing tactic for your PR campaign — SPIN

Published in November 30th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Classic Brown-Nosing Techniques, Positioning

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Brown-nosing and Politics

Published in November 10th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Classic Brown-Nosing Techniques, Culture, career success

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Over the weekend I heard a story on our local public radio station that cracked me up. Apparently there was some guy in the city who was running for office in his precinct but having trouble getting the required number of signatures necessary to eliminate the hefty filing fee. So, because HE is having trouble he decided [...]

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

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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 [...]

Career Tip #11 – Natural Born Brown-Nosers

Published in August 31st, 2009

Posted by Linda in Classic Brown-Nosing Techniques

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I used to think that Brown-Nosing was a learned skill developed in response to some magical yet sad combination of extroversion, incompetence, and psychological torment by authority figures when one was young. Then I learned about David.
Just the other night, over dinner with a friend of mine, I learned that her son, David, was meeting [...]

Career Tip #10 – Know Your Business

Published in August 30th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Career IQ, Classic Brown-Nosing Techniques, Culture, Current Affairs, Purpose of Work, Visibility

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To take your career to the highest level possible you must first know your business. After all, how can you expect to add value to the organization if you
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Career Tip #6 – Don’t bury your talents

Published in August 24th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Classic Brown-Nosing Techniques

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Let

Career Tip #1 – Why we hate Brown-nosers

Published in August 14th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Classic Brown-Nosing Techniques

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Why do we dislike brown-nosers so? Think about this very carefully before you respond.
We usually dislike brown-nosers because they get what we want – what we deserve (or what we THINK we deserve), don't we?
I'm not talking about those people who suck up trying to cover up their obvious incompetence. That's just pathetic. [...]