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Monthly Archives: July 2012
The lessons I take to Mozambique
This Friday, I leave for Mozambique, part of an 11-member mission team that will spend two weeks in Africa. You can find out more about our trip by visiting our team’s website. We’ll be blogging daily, so I hope you … Continue reading
It makes no sense to have a plan if you don’t review it
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of having a written plan—whether that’s a business, financial or life plan—and the value of writing things down vs. just having them bounce around in your head. I noted there is … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Goal setting, Organization, Purpose
Tagged goals, life plan, Michael Hyatt, Michael Nichols, planning
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‘What are we doing about this?’
Have you ever received an e-mail or note from a boss or board member—usually with an article attached—that simply says, “What are we doing about this?” There is no other explanation, no instruction, no suggestion that “we should meet to … Continue reading
6 lessons we can learn from U.Va.’s leadership crisis
Most of the time I’m proud of my alma mater, the University of Virginia. But when it was in the news so much last month, I cringed with each new report of trouble at Mr. Jefferson’s University. You may recall … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged boards, governance, Helen Dragas, Teresa Sullivan, University of Virginia
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Are you adding value to your organization?
“Make yourself indispensable” is one of those career bromides you often hear when you’re first starting out, but how many people really do make themselves indispensable to their organization? It may sound trite, but indispensable people usually don’t get sacked, … Continue reading
Good-bye Resources, hello 50 posts
Last Thursday marked my 50th post on The Wayward Journey. Hooray! It also was when I decided to finally pull the plug on my much-underutilized Resources page. I had such high hopes for that section of the blog when I … Continue reading
The value of a written plan
It’s been said that we spend more time planning vacations and weddings than we do our careers, finances or business. Not only are we poor planners (and I’m the worst), but we never seem to commit to paper the plans … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Entrepreneurship, Goal setting, Leadership, Purpose
Tagged CFP Board, financial planning, life plan, Michael Hyatt, written goals
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