BROWN NOSING 101:

A career survival manual for the rest of us -

Brown-nosing and Politics

Published in November 10th, 2009

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

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 [...]

I Hate Corporate America

Published in October 6th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Career IQ, Culture, Positioning

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Last night I was thinking about a new 'crop' of MBA students in a strategy class I recently taught. Since I haven't had any of these students in any previous class I started off the class with my usual question, "Why did you come back to Graduate School?"
There were the usual responses – to get a better job, to [...]

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 #9 – Sychronizing your Brown-Nosing Skill in YOUR Culture

Published in August 27th, 2009

Posted by Linda in Connecting, Culture, Networking, Positioning, Visibility

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You may have noticed that all four of the brown-nosing skills I've mentioned here – Networking, Connecting, Positioning, and Visibility – are virtually always used in conjunction with the others. They work together in a seamless attempt to garner you some favor with those people that have the ability to make something good happen for [...]