Excellence Medicrity

Mediocre employees can make great managers … real world examples!

In my most recent blog post, which you can find here, I discussed the fact that the best employees do not necessarily make the best managers. And that this fact is perfectly okay. I also claimed that aptitude, fit, and personal alignment were crucial for any position or function, including management.

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im da boss

Do NOT promote your best employees into management positions …

… without seriously considering your best employees’ abilities to perform well in a managerial capacity. Your best employees are your best employees because they have the technical abilities required to outperform others in the particular work they engage.

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Burden of Opportunity

The Burden of Opportunity

“You can do anything, but you can’t do EVERYTHING.”

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Content is King

King Content

In a space where content is king … what type of King are you?

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9-5 Lifestyle

“Escaping” the 9-5 Lifestyle

Spoiler alert: there is no escaping the 9-5 lifestyle!  And that’s a good thing, trust me. Every day, you are allotted eight hours between 9:00am and 5:00pm.  With these eight hours, you can do anything you want, and embrace any lifestyle you want to embrace within these hours.

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