http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog A career survival manual for the rest of us - Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:37:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Those of you who understand the skills that I’ve written about  should immediately recognize how  two of those skills, connecting and visibility, could be used to your advantage this holiday season.  Let’s face it, few of us seem to have enough hours in a day to get done what we ... http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog/building-alliances/brown-nosing-your-boss-this-holiday-season/ It is with a heavy heart that I find myself back to these pages today.  The news of Elizabeth Edwards’ death has special meaning to me, a breast cancer survivor.  I call myself a survivor fully aware of the fact that the definition of a cure is five years cancer ... http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog/uncategorized/a-lesson-for-all-of-us-from-elizabeth-edwards/ We buried my brother in law yesterday.  Less than two months after a devastating diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic cancer many hearts are aching as they try to make sense of this loss.  My heart is one of them. So is my sister's who now finds herself a widow after 15 ... http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog/uncategorized/a-corporate-brown-nosers-profile-in-courage/ 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 ... http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog/networking/corporate-brown-nosers-in-my-classroom/ If you didn't have a chance to see the USA Today article yesterday about job satisfaction, please visit www.brownnosingonline.com and click on my reading suggestion link in the upper left hand corner.  I find it to be a sad state of affairs that people spend so much of their lives doing ... http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog/career-success/happy-career-success-in-2010/ Just a quick reminder for you today -- The holidays provide an excellent opportunity to make an impression on your boss and those who may have the potential to influence your career. To the extent you can offer assistance and support during these last few busy days of the year, ... http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog/building-alliances/holiday-brown-nosing/ 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 ... http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog/building-alliances/brown-nosing-you-this-holiday-season/ We often go through our days doing things we don't like to do, giving less than our full capability and capacity, presuming that we have all the time in the world to get it right.  But that's just not true and the sooner we realize this, the sooner we can ... http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog/uncategorized/brown-nosers-take-a-moment-to-reflect/ In previous posts I've hammered the point that people need to know you to insure that you remain on the radar screen when choice jobs, assignments and projects come around.  Equally important is understanding who in an organization can make things happen for you and who you need to know.  ... http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog/building-alliances/take-inventory-of-who-you-need-to-know/ Most people who don't know how to Brownnose equate the skills involved with negative behavior. They resist learning the skills out of fear of being called a "Brown-Noser" and having what they perceive as that negative label attached to them. To calm your fears about being called a Brown noser, ... http://www.brownnosingonline.com/blog/career-iq/brown-nosing-is-not-a-dirty-word/