The Compass Alliance

07 Oct The Answer May Be Right in Front of You

Posted at 15:14h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Uncategorized by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I occasionally get to step out of my "day job" - and do a little give back as regards helping professionals in their career journey. To be fair - career counseling isn't my primary gig anymore- even though I wrote a book on how to build...

30 Sep Cheers

Posted at 00:01h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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He had on a white dress shirt and a bright red vest and his demeanor matched the color scheme. The old man jauntily floated around the concierge room of the hotel like he owned the place. What a character, I thought to myself. It was mid-morning...

15 Sep For Everyone Who Ever Has – Or Ever Will – Interview

Posted at 16:31h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Uncategorized by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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Linda KNEW this was the job she wanted. She'd spent the last year familiarizing herself with the industry - its prospects - and the career potential. Which made this first legitimate foray into the more extensive interview process even more important. The preliminary phone screens, the early touch...

25 Aug When the Going Gets REALLY Tough – ONE Thing Matters

Posted at 19:24h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success. It's a story that has become almost mythical - the advertisement that adventurer Sir Ernest Shackleton placed in the London newspaper The...

24 Aug It’s Not the What – It’s the WHAT NOW

Posted at 17:26h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I attended a webcast that spoke to strategy recently. It was informative - there was healthy discussion - and a number of enlightened professionals weighed in. I'm pretty sure nothing will happen after for most of the participants though - even though I suspect everyone, to some...

17 Aug Line…..PLEASE!!!

Posted at 19:34h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Perspective by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I have to thank a former colleague for this post. She reminded me that - when it comes to those we look to as leaders - it's pretty clear that each of them knows the script they should operate from. The right words - the correct turn of...

12 Aug Moving on.

Posted at 14:36h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Uncategorized by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I had an interesting conversation the other day. It was with someone whose organization had turned on its ear. (Well, no surprises there - right?) Spirits were low. Downsizings had devastated. The survivors questioned if they wanted to be there anymore. This person described it as "hopeless" and...

11 Aug The Cold Truth About Many Sales Strategies

Posted at 21:35h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Perspective by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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We're hitting the re-set button. A great many companies - staggered by the impact of COVID - are coming back onto the field. Engaging with clients again. Trying desperately to make up lost revenue. Now, to be fair, that's not true for all industries. There are some...

07 Aug A Sidewalk Conversation I NEVER Forgot

Posted at 14:31h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I got some sad news from my home town just the other day. A neighbor passed away - he lived just up the street in that little neighborhood. I played in his yard along with the other kids - he was nice and he laughed a lot....

04 Aug On the Trail of REAL Leaders

Posted at 17:35h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability by Tim Cole 1 Comment

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Leadership has always fascinated me. Maybe it's because I appreciate how uncommon it is to see it in its finest form. I have no problem in stating that it was my exposure - early in my career - to the rarest of creatures in the business...