Category Archives: Professional Development

Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #2

Posted on November 15, 2020 by thebossdoctor

Never Bring a Problem to Your Boss Without Also Bringing a Solution This post’s word of advice comes from R. Dixon Thayer, an executive advisor to Bryan Park Capital in New York and CEO of ab3 Resources, a strategic consulting … Continue reading →

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The Success Triangle

Posted on November 1, 2020 by thebossdoctor

There’s a Simple FORMULA for SUCCESS The best insight I ever received about personal success and career advancement came in the form of The Success Triangle—a concise and simple way to understand exactly what it takes to succeed (both in … Continue reading →

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Google’s Management Pitfalls – #2

Posted on September 13, 2020 by thebossdoctor

Pitfall #2: Lacking a consistent approach to performance management and career development Google puts it this way: They don’t help employees understand how these work at Google and they don’t coach them on their options to develop and stretch. The … Continue reading →

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Google’s Management Pitfalls – #1

Posted on September 6, 2020 by thebossdoctor

Pitfall #1: Having trouble making a transition to the team In addition to their recommendations for good management practices, Google’s research project discovered three common reasons for management failures among Google’s leaders.  These failures were so prevalent, Google took pains … Continue reading →

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Google’s Rules

Posted on August 16, 2020 by thebossdoctor

RULE #6 – Help your employees with career development In my study of highly “likeable” leaders, I discovered that one of the common characteristics of these highly influential leaders is their investment in the development of their subordinates.  Here’s what … Continue reading →

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Google’s Rules

Posted on August 5, 2020 by thebossdoctor

RULE #4 – Don’t be a sissy: Be productive and results-oriented It should go without saying (but here goes anyway!)—Success in work is not simply about activity (just putting in time); it’s all about productivity (getting results).  An essential part … Continue reading →

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Google’s Rules

Posted on July 23, 2020 by thebossdoctor

#2: Empower Your Team And Don’t Micromanage A big part of the art of management is finding the right balance between control and freedom in overseeing the work of your team members.  It’s not a simple question of “hands off” … Continue reading →

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Google’s Rules

Posted on June 9, 2020 by thebossdoctor

#1: Be a Good Coach In early 2009, statisticians inside Google embarked on a plan they code-named Project Oxygen.  Their mission was to build better bosses. In Project Oxygen, the statisticians gathered more than 10,000 observations about Google managers—across more … Continue reading →

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Goals vs. Systems

Posted on June 6, 2020 by thebossdoctor

I was impressed with this concept from Scott Adams.  During an interview, he referenced his book, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life.  In his book he made the point … Continue reading →

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Can We Talk???

Posted on June 4, 2020 by thebossdoctor

The ability to communicate effectively is routinely designated in HR circles as a “soft skill.”  It’s a bit misleading.  In my many years as an executive coach and leadership consultant, I have concluded that soft skills are absolutely essential for … Continue reading →

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