Entries by First Sun Team

#Leadership: Do You Have A Zombie Boss?…What are the haracteristics of a Zombie boss? Let’s Put some Flesh on these Managerial Bones. Recent Survey Indicating that 51% of Managers have “Checked Out” & Care Little about their Jobs.

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I’ve been reading some pretty scary studies about managementlately.  Studies showing that nationally around 70% of employees are disengaged, with resulting lost annual productivity of more than $450 billion.  Studies showing a frightening amount of disinterest – even in the managerial ranks – with one recent survey indicating that 51% of managers have “checked out” […]

#Leadership: Biggest Doesn’t Mean Best: How Leading Companies Get To The Top…Recent Bain & Company Analysis of 320 Companies Across 45 Markets Worldwide Demonstrates that Scale Alone is often Not Enough to Confer Real Economic Leadership

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Bigger is not always better when it comes to succeeding in business. Who, for example, makes the most money producing tires? It’s not Bridgestone, the industry’s global scale leader. Germany’s Continental AG takes home three times more profit than Bridgestone and is far and away the tire industry’s economic leader. How? What the smaller company […]

Your #Career: 6 Steps to be Viewed as more Powerful at Work… Striking a Confident Pose might be enough Significantly Impact how Powerful you’re Perceive at Work, but these Steps Can Get you There

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If there were any logic to our language, power could be a dirty word. Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer posits that the idea of power goes against most people’s idea that the world is a just and fair place. “It violates their basic belief that people can get ahead just on the basis of their hard […]

Your Career: Temp-To-Perm: How To Convert A Project Or Internship Into A Full-Time Job…As a recruiter, I have seen Temp Hires so Focused on Lobbying for Full-Time Jobs that they Neglect the Temp Role they were Initially Hired For

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A newly graduated business student secured a six-month internship at a global bank. Historically, this bank has converted about half of their interns from this area to full-time. How can she maximize her chances of being part of the successful 50%? Should she also continue her full-time job search in the meantime? How can she […]

Your Career: 10 Ways to Make the Most of Your First Month at a New Job…Starting a New Job can be Daunting. Keep these 10 Tips in Mind to Make the Most of those Important First Few Weeks.

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You recently accepted a new job offer, and you can’t wait to start. After a necessary between-jobs vacation, you’re ready for your first day.  Setting yourself up for success at your new company doesn’t stop with your offer letter: Accepting an offer is just the beginning. Whether you are starting a new job at a […]

Strategy: What it Takes to Change your Brain’s Pattern After Age 25….Most of Our Brain Patterns are Solidified by Our Mid-20S, but it’s Possible to Change your Brain’s Pathway & Patterns with These Methods

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“In most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.” That quote was made famous by Harvard psychologist William James in his 1890 book The Principles of Psychology, and is believed to be the first time modern psychology introduced the idea that one’s personality becomes […]

Your Career: How to Nail a Job Interview using Instagram..Instagram is One of the few Resources that Provide an Actual Inside Look into a Day in the Life at a Particular Company

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If you don’t have an Instagram account, you might want to consider setting one up — especially if you’re in the market for a new job. Cameron Laker, CEO of the recruitment solutions company Mindfield, tells Business Insider that organizations are starting to use Instagram as a platform to display company culture. He encourages job […]

Strategy: 7 Proven Tactics that will Help you Close any Deal…To Win the Bid & Seal the Proposal/Contract, just Follow this Roadmap. This 7-Step Plan is Failproof

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Whether you are presenting a project to your company,  an eBay re-seller, launching a new investment fund, or hawking fighter jets to the government, you need the same basic skills to be a sales leader. To win the bid and seal the contract, just follow this roadmap. This 7-step plan is failproof. 1. Know your […]

#Leadership: 8 Ways To Get Your Career Unstuck…You’re Bored Out of your Mind & Can’t see an Obvious Next Step Within your Current Employer

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You’re bored out of your mind and can’t see an obvious next step within your current employer. You might be stuck behind an ungrateful boss, or perhaps you’ve just been doing the same job too long. No matter the details, that feeling of “being stuck” saps your energy and makes you feel like there is no hope […]

#Leadership: The 7 Habits Of Really Ineffective Managers…If You are an Expert on Everything & Never Wrong, you Prevent the Team Doing its Job.

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I thought it was about time I wrote a bestseller, but couldn’t come up with any very good ideas. Then I realised that I didn’t have to. I could hitch a ride on Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” It’s a great book, but Covey only covered half the topic. He talks about […]