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The Most Important Ability You Can Have Today

One of the single most important abilities to have in today’s shifting business world – one of the Brass Tacks, if you will – is adaptability. We need to be our own Swiss Army knives more than ever, cultivating a diverse set of concrete and soft skills that we Read more »

Finding What Fits

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Looking for a job? Hiring someone? Look for the suit. No, no, not that kind of suit (though that might be helpful with some kinds of jobs). I mean look for what suits. When we craft our resumés, we focus on cataloging all the things we’ve done. We outline (via Read more »

Indispensable vs. Irreplaceable

Seth Godin’s latest book talks about Linchpins: people inside a business that really are pivotal to its success. (That’s an affiliate link for Amazon, just in case you need to pick up the book and read it). But there’s a big difference between being indispensable and irreplaceable. One is important Read more »