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Ask vs Guess - MAC015
Episode 15
The other day, I was reading a series of articles by Jean Hsu on Substack (link to part one). These articles outline how ask-culture and guess-cultu…
2 years, 11 months ago
Progress report MAC008-MAC013
Episode 14
As with any career, it's important to periodically check your progress. Since this podcast started you should have held at least two career developme…
2 years, 11 months ago
A Little Bit of Luck - MAC013
Episode 13
The Roman philosopher Seneca has a quote about how luck happens when preparation meets opportunity. When it comes to your career, this is so very tr…
2 years, 11 months ago
Receiving Effective Feedback - MAC012
Episode 12
I was inspired to cover this topic by a post that I saw on LinkedIn by Jackie Simon of Jackie Simon Coaching. In that post, she listed 20 Great Ques…
2 years, 11 months ago
How to structure your one-on-ones - MAC011
Episode 11
An important aspect of managing your career is having regular conversations with your manager about your career goals and performance. What does a GO…
2 years, 11 months ago
What sort of leader are you? - MAC010
Episode 10
If you imagine a medieval battlefield there were four main groups involved in the fighting. There were the mele fighters who were the front lines -- …
3 years ago
Should I transition to management - MAC009
Episode 9
So, the answer on how to choose a future career path is…..it depends. It depends on you and your desires and it depends on the company you work for.…
3 years ago
The Five Recognition Languages - MAC008
Episode 8
So, the company I work for has an annual employee survey and my results recently came out. In most areas, I score well, over 90% positive. But one q…
3 years ago
Progress Report - MAC001 to MAC006
Episode 7
In episode one - Higher Level Tasks, I talked about how you should be looking for opportunities to increase the scope and impact of the work that you…
3 years ago
Is your work Important? Is it Urgent? - MAC006
Episode 6
Based on the lead quote, Stephen Covey popularized the concept of the "Eisenhower Decisions Matrix" in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peo…
3 years, 1 month ago