By the Author of WANTED: Eight Critical Skills You Need To Succeed
Much has been written and discussed about core competencies and how they are used to define the uniqueness of a company or organization. Core competencies, however, are not critical skills – even though a particular company will have its own set of critical skills that are similar to or even congruent with the definitions provided […]
Read More…If you are a newly-minted MBA graduate, you probably have already had some business experience and have had an opportunity to see the real world in action (for better or worse). Your decision to return to the academic world for awhile most likely resulted in either a first job disappointment crisis (see “The Doom Loop”) […]
Read More…A mistake headhunters and hiring managers often make is that they think the candidate who is “Good At” most of the hiring criteria is the “Best” candidate. Not so fast! Put in “Doom Loop” terms, a candidate who might be high up on the “Doom Loop” (upper Q2 and perhaps entering Q3) is certainly “Good […]
Read More…Here are the results of an UNSCIENTIFIC survey of how effective people manage their time. Plan for tomorrow today. Near the end of the day, make a list of what you have to do tomorrow – hard things first. Delegate your tasks. That seems fine except for those to whom there is no one to […]
Read More…Analysis does not only work by going from “premise” or “hypothesis” to a conclusion; reverse analysis can also undercover faulty reasoning and enable you to debunk cable news! Analysis is a logical process represented by “P” implies “Q.” The statement “p implies q” means that if p is true, then q must also be true. […]
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