5 Common Mistakes When Asking for Help
Have you been asking for help and yet you can’t figure out why people don’t say yes to you? I wrote earlier about the SMART method and asking for help. If you’re getting no’s all the time though, it might...
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How to Ask for Help Using the SMART Method
Before you ask someone else for help, you have to get clear on what you’re asking for. No one can read your mind. My favorite way to ask for help is using the SMART method, developed by Wayne Baker, a...
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6 Tips on How to Make the Most of Informational Interviews When You’re Looking For A Job
If you’re looking for a job, you might think the best thing to do is to just apply for jobs and to talk to people who you think can help you get the job you want. In my experience, what...
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6 Tips on How to Get a Job You Love
Since the layoffs started last fall, I know a lot of talented people looking for work. I empathize. I've been laid off twice, in 2012 and 2014. Before that, I had to prove I could work in the corporate world...
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Being “trained” isn’t necessarily “learning”
We assume that "training" and "learning" are the same, when they are not. Learn how they are different and which one is a better fit for your needs. If you can’t explain the difference between training and learning, you aren’t...
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What I learned in managing expectations with others and with myself
Feb 1, 2022 to Jan. 21, 2023 marked the Year of the Tiger. This is a display at Wing Luke Museum. In my second year as an entrepreneur, I learned a lot about how to manage expectations with others and...
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2022 American Indian and Alaskan Native Authored Leadership Books
2022-American-Indian-Alaskan-Native-Authored-Books-V2Download We created this list to promote leadership narratives written by people of American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked or listed in any...
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Practice curiosity by reframing our expectations
"Picture Frames at Photo LA" by ricardodiaz11 is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse. Changing my expectations of myself and of others is easy and hard at the same time. It’s easy...
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Simple, inexpensive vacation tips to help you rest and reconnect
My friends Joyce Zhou (left) and Louisa Lambert (right) with me in the center, near the Edmonds waterfront during my “Northern” tour. When I decided to leave my executive job last year, I had to make a lot of personal...
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2022 Authors with Disability Leadership Booklist
2022-Authors-With-Disabilities-Leadership-Books-V2Download We created this list to promote leadership narratives written by authors with disabilities. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked or listed in any particular order. Disarm Your Limits:...
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Learn From Your Cringe-Worthy Experiences, And Share Your Lessons
KUOW reporter Bill Radke, Julie Pham, and author Monica Guzman at a live, public talk on July 7, 2022 at McCaw Hall. This is an example of the public talk, but not the one I described in the essay. There...
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7 Ways Team Leaders Can Practice Curiosity
The author sits with two leaders who constantly inspire her with how they practice curiosity: Robert Britten (left), executive director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, and Dr. Suzy Ames, president of Peninsula College...
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