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Clark Conine

Leadership and career
September 19, 2016

Successful, Yet Unhappy and Bored

By: Taunee Besson Q: I am a national sales manager of a medium-sized company. I rose from the ranks, overcoming every obstacle to attain my success. Yet my success is empty. I make a wonderful salary, am respected by my peers and enjoy a fine reputation in my industry. My…
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Leadership and career
September 12, 2016

Chairing an Effective Meeting

By: Taunee Besson Q: For the last three years, I have attended a weekly staff meeting that, for the most part, has been unproductive and frustrating. Now I've been promoted and will take responsibility for the content and structure of these dreaded get-togethers. Do you have any suggestions about how…
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Leadership and career
September 7, 2016

How to Stop Stereotyping Generations at Work

Are you guilty of generational stereotyping at work? Given the pervasive use of generational labels such as millennial and baby boomer in today’s media, it’s hard not to be — though you may not even realize you’re doing it in the first place. In her new book Unfairly Labeled: How…
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Leadership and career
September 2, 2016

How to Ruin a Powerhouse

By: Linda Henman Like most other automakers, GM has faced the ups and downs of a troubled industry, but -- until last year -- it had remained a powerhouse since its inception in 1908. GM led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any…
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Leadership and career
August 29, 2016

Excellent Work + Communication = Success

By: Taunee Besson Q: I don’t know what happened. I just finished managing a project that has occupied most my days for the last 18 months. It was on time and within budget. I expected a lot of kudos and probably a raise or even a promotion. None were forthcoming. What…
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Leadership and career
August 24, 2016

Reflections on a Failure of Leadership

This article appeared previously Association of Corporate Counsel’s ACC Docket and is published here with permission from the journal. In the fall of 1995, I heard a knock on my door, and a colleague spoke the magic words that always get a corporate counsel’s attention: “I need to talk to…
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Leadership and career
August 22, 2016

Pig in a Python Syndrome

Q: I'm in my early 40's.  I spent the first few years of my career in various technical positions and eventually, through job changes, progressed to middle management.  While nothing is wrong with my current job, there's absolutely no room for advancement.  I'm considering a change that would allow me…
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Leadership and career
August 17, 2016

5 Ways to Manage Employees Along Their Career Path

Performance reviews are one thing, but they generally only look back. Supervisors can benefit too by looking forward and giving employees guidance and feedback on the future of their careers. There are many reasons for managers to talk to workers about their future. From nurturing their growth and development to…
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Leadership and career
August 15, 2016

Tips for Building (or Severing) a Mentoring Relationship

Q:  I’ve been a mentee for about three months. Both my mentor and I were excited about our new roles and ready to roll when we began. Now I’m not sure it’s going to work out. It took a long time and lots of work for me to find my…
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Leadership and career
August 8, 2016

Building Rapport in a New Job

Q: I have recently been recruited for a mid-managerial position with a large property management firm in the Southwest. Given that I'm an outsider, I'm concerned about how to build good rapport with the supervisors reporting to me, some of whom undoubtedly think they should have been offered my job.…
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