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- Your Reputation Is Not Within Your Control: So What Can You Do? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom Jim: Have you ever thought about or tried to create your own reputation? That doesn’t make sense, does it? Reputation isn’t created. It’s attributed to you by the people who know and associate with you. That’s the whole point of a reputation: it’s based externally and arises from people ...
Views: 973 - Your Expectations: Their Power and Their Promise - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiNumerous studies have been conducted exploring and testing the power and promise of expectations. And it’s been proven that many people make their decisions and understand themselves in the light of what others expect of them. When we know someone expects something from us---our attitude, how we ...
Views: 967 - Why People Are So Afraid to Own Their Careers - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiMy husband Jim Sniechowski, PhD and I just completed a series of interviews dedicated to discovering what makes career management so difficult for most people. And the majority of the answers we repeatedly received fell into these three categories: * I shouldn’t have to toot my own horn. My ...
Views: 931 - Why Should I Have to Ask? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiWhen I was 27 I made my living as a professional stage actor. I was part of a theater company in the Midwest and was one of its most visible players. As a leading man I generated a large following among the people in the city (I am purposely keeping identifying names anonymous) and was treated ...
Views: 728 - Get Anxious Speaking Up At Meetings? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiNever mind title, position, length of employment at your company, most people get anxious, sometimes very anxious, when they speak up at meetings. It doesn’t matter whether they’re on the calendar to make a report and had plenty of time to prepare, it’s a spontaneous opinion, or even just asking ...
Views: 712 - Do You Shy Away From Asking For What You Want? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiMark was the manager of a data science team. He had a solid educational background and ten years into his career his performance reviews were always high. He was well-liked, focused, and achievement driven. He built a smooth running, results oriented team from 5 to 47 members with more to come. ...
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