BROWN NOSING 101:

A career survival manual for the rest of us -

Corporate Brown Nosers in my classroom

Published in February 4th, 2010

Posted by admin in Communication, Networking, Visibility

A brief note today — In a great class last night a number of new students - most of whom work in corporate America, were surprised how much Brown nosing goes on in the business world that is called something else. From networking to politics, our discussions about the presumptions of management work and its changing [...]

Brown-nosing YOU this holiday season

Published in December 11th, 2009

Posted by admin in Building Alliances, Communication, Initiative

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Over the past few weeks we’ve been making signficant changes to the website to help make your experience richer and more robust. When you have a moment please visit www.brownnosingonline.com and look around. Currently you will find a list of reading recommendations, have the ability to purchase an ebook copy of Brown-nosing 101: A career survival manual [...]

Brown-Nosing is all about Communication

Published in November 13th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Communication

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Many of my younger students, those with limited work experience, often ask me, "What is a brown-noser?"
Hum…a tricky question. Most of us know brownnosers to be corporate suck-ups who seek out people of influence and then try to gain some sort of favor from them by kissing up, fawning and being overly agreeable and compliant. [...]

Brown-Nosing and recession

Published in September 23rd, 2009

Posted by Linda in Communication

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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 [...]