How to be ready if your dream job became available tomorrowThe perfect job is out there and, when it appears, you have to be ready. People get promoted, some get fired, companies create new jobs, and you never know when that perfect opportunity will open up. Don’t wait. Be ready for that opportunity. Read more
Your path to success may depend on a mentorA mentor, whether formal or informal, can help you succeed in life and in your career.
Music was Ray Charles’ single driving force. It catapulted a poor, black, blind, orphaned teenager to a national treasure and an international phenomenon. Through his efforts, rhythm and blues became universally respectable, jazz found a mainstream audience and country and western grew to worldwide popularity. Read more
Each week, the Fast Track Tools training company and the Cubicle Ninjas design firm work together to publish a template that makes it easier for you to communicate your ideas. This week’s free template will help you quickly present your project plan and offer a quick status update on all pending action items. Read more
How to design a fun and productive meetingThe following is a guest post about designing well-organized meetings by Miri Zena McDonald, an organization development and communications strategist on a quest to help companies thrive by engaging employees, improving culture and promoting wellness. She tweets at @miri_orgchange.
3 ways to help you use storytelling to rally the troopsAllen Schoer has a lot of good ideas when it comes to storytelling! Read this post for some of his thoughts and my comments. In another article, he makes the point that anyone in a leadership role – particularly the CEO – must have strong storytelling skills to rally the troops. Read more
Each week, the Fast Track Tools training company and the Cubicle Ninjas design firm work together to publish a template that makes it easier for you to communicate your ideas. This week, we use an image of a Rubik’s cube to help illustrate how you solved a complex problem. Read more
Tell your company why they should invest in you – free ebookFirst, prepare. Then say, “I have a plan. I can make a difference, but I need your support.”
After 20 years of working in both large and small companies, it seems to me that most people want to make a difference. Most know what they are good at and how they can contribute. Many also know their shortcomings and have plans to improve in those areas. Read more
3 concepts every business can learn and use – for freeWhat we have to offer can be boiled down to one concept: the power of zero. We get more done with less of just about everything, from our people to our workplaces to our vendors. Zilch is what drives us to be more innovative, more passionate, more creative. Read more
Each week, the Fast Track Tools training company and the Cubicle Ninjas design firm work together to publish a template that makes it easier for you to communicate your ideas. This week, we bring you a way to illustrate a new method using the metaphor of inventing a better mouse trap. Read more
Business lessons from a sneakerMillion-dollar sponsorship deals for athletes are commonplace today, and one book brings the past to life and explains how it all started. Sneaker Wars by Barbara Smit tells the fascinating true story of the enemy brothers behind Puma and Adidas. Their feud fed the ambitions of many entrepreneurs and shaped sports sponsorships forever. Read more