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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...

31 Jan Miles To Go

Posted at 03:55h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Uncategorized by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” -John Dewey 2020 is underway. Deadlines – meetings – reports – emails – the latest crisis. That holiday break back in December – does it seem like a distant memory yet? For many of us – YES! The...

29 May Simple Truths

Posted at 16:13h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, podcasts, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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In 1799 a French soldier by the name of Pierre-Francois Bouchard stumbled on a building stone near the Nile River that forever changed human history. Bouchard was likely more concerned with the Napoleonic campaign with the British than he was some old rock with strange...

11 May Career Advice I Learned the HARD Way

Posted at 22:10h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,” he used to say. “You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to.” -Frodo quoting Bilbo, The Fellowship of the Ring I heard...

15 Feb Are YOU Cast Adrift?

Posted at 18:43h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I invest a lot of time talking about what I consider the core elements of every successful company People Leadership Culture Forget the brands, the strategies, the technology, or the innovation – if we don’t get the core elements right all else is destined for failure. At the center of...

10 Dec A Quick Self Check on YOUR Career

Posted at 20:02h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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Some 70,000 people will voluntarily leave their jobs in this country today – many without another position to replace it. The reasons are myriad but without question the degree of disengagement that carries employees down the road to burnout is predictable. Loss of purpose > loss...

29 Oct The Truth of Leadership Presence

Posted at 20:58h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 1 Comment

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When I was a freshly minted college graduate I was offered the chance to go into the healthcare field – accepting a job in pharmaceuticals with a small mid-western company. I had no legitimate business pedigree. Had never sold anything in my life so I...

02 Oct The Footprint Left Behind

Posted at 19:48h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I had a conversation with an old friend just the other day. It’s been almost 20 years since we worked together but in the span of that 32 minute phone call it all came streaming back – the memories, the crises, the successes, and yes –...

17 Aug Sitting On The Side of the Road In The Middle of Nowhere

Posted at 17:32h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I’ve invested a lot of years in the business world – through mergers, acquisitions, and downsizings I saw careers that flourished – and a great many more that went off the rails. Discovering what distinguished the former – and using those lessons gave me guidance on...

16 Aug Bureaucracy and Taping Down Our Common Sense

Posted at 16:09h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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In 2008 the island of Haiti was devastated by storms. The death toll was staggering – and the human suffering that followed even more so. As various agencies around the world joined to provide aid and comfort to this poor nation so too did the...

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

31 Jan Miles To Go

29 May Simple Truths

11 May Career Advice I Learned the HARD Way

15 Feb Are YOU Cast Adrift?

10 Dec A Quick Self Check on YOUR Career

29 Oct The Truth of Leadership Presence

02 Oct The Footprint Left Behind

17 Aug Sitting On The Side of the Road In The Middle of Nowhere

16 Aug Bureaucracy and Taping Down Our Common Sense