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Ramon Greenwood
Member since 12th June 2005
Occupation: Career Coach To subscribe to Ramon Greenwood's free semi-monthly newsletter and blog please go to http://www.commonsenseatwork.com> His advice comes from a world of experience, including serving as Senior Vice President of American Express, an entrepreneur, professional director, career coach and author.
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11th November 2008
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Ramon Greenwood
Successful bosses concentrate on the "big picture." That's what counts on a successful career path. Leave the nitty-gritty details to the troops. Micromanagers never make it to the top.
Those are among the biggest myths in manage...
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23rd September 2008
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Ramon Greenwood
You have been sailing along your career path happy as a clam. Your career is in good shape. Promotions have been coming right on schedule. You are feeling good about your prospects for reaching your career goals.
Suddenly, you hi...
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16th September 2008
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Ramon Greenwood
Wise careerists recognize and deal with the fact that job security is a thing of the past. They keep their antenna on alert for signs that their jobs may be in danger. They have stand-by plans to act if they get the pink slip.
T...
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12th September 2008
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Ramon Greenwood
Your life will be more effective and happier when you come to realize that it's perfectly okay to choose the option--lead, follower, or get out of the way--that best suits your needs and desires. Your career success is not defined b...
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09th September 2008
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Ramon Greenwood
Harold Geneen, a legendary corporate autocrat, declared that egotism to be the worst disease that can afflict business executives. It is a problem that is "in the closet, a secret everyone knows, few talk about, and almost no one kn...
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09th September 2008
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Ramon Greenwood
Sooner or later everyone is faced with bad news. Experience shows that it is wise to deal with it immediately with candor. There are three vital steps a manager can take to minimize the damage and make the best of a bad situation.
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08th September 2008
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Ramon Greenwood
How are you doing on your career path? Far too many individuals have to reply: "I don't really know; okay I guess."
Career success requires answers.
Answers are not available when employers don't have feedback systems; man...
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02nd September 2008
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Ramon Greenwood
A clear understanding of your boss is essential to career success. This means identifying his strong and weak points, as well as biases and blind spots.
Wise careerists do not leave such an understanding to chance. Instead they c...
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25th August 2008
Sooner or later you will have to make a speech, that is if you are going to move forward to achieve your career goals.
Trauma time! Research shows that fear of speaking before a group is one of the top horrors most of us can imagine.
Some managers ...
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24th August 2008
Achieving career success is not an exact process. Nevertheless, there are common sense rules that winners follow to achieve their career goals.
Here are six of those real-world career guidelines that are critical to developing and executing a successf...
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21st August 2008
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Ramon Greenwood
Every one of us makes many decisions each day. Few of them stand alone as "make or break" choices, but in total they determine our career path and quality of our lives.
Despite this fact very few of us take the time to think abo...
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15th August 2008
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Ramon Greenwood
After months of searching for a new position you have finally been invited to come in for a face-to-face interview. What are you going to do to maximize your chances of getting an offer that will advance you toward your career goa...
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14th August 2008
Only 55 percent of workers earning more than $50,000, and 45 percent of those earning less than $15,000 per year say they are satisfied with their jobs, according to a survey by The Conference Board.
What's going on here? This is serious stuff. Those f...
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29th July 2008
If you truly want to be a leader and gain career success you must sell yourself and your ideas to three constituencies. After all, what you accomplish as leaders comes through the persuasion and influence you exert with other people.
The truth is mos...
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20th May 2008
The boss is always the boss, but that doesn't mean he is always right.
You are well served on your career path when you accept this fundamental truth and learn to deal constructively with it. Your boss and the organization that employs both of you wil...
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