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Manage Your Manager ... Corporate Survival
by Edward B. Toupin
Once you understand the corporate culture and have pinpointed the various types of coworkers, it's now time to identify the various managers in your environment. The idea of managing your manager is not only another facet of understanding the corporate culture, but one of the more important aspects of being successful in your workplace. ...
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Survive the Corporate Playing Field ... Corporate Survival
by Edward B. Toupin
In my first corporate job, I had high expectations that promotions were based on a solid work ethic and quality production. I wanted to aim for the top and make it happen. Unfortunately, my ideas of corporate environment were inaccurate. As a grunt, an engineer, and a manager, the games, turf wars, and political thrashings taught me numerous incredib...
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Gainfully Unemployed ... Making the decision to strike out on your own!
by Edward B. Toupin
They say marriage, birth, death, relocation, and job changes are the five most stressful situations that a human being can face - they all take courage. However, courage doesn't pay the bills. To be successful, you need a combination of hard work, skill, perseverance, and several powerful personal factors....
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Getting Out of the Rut ... Initiating and Managing Change
by Edward B. Toupin
Have you ever accomplished something, then wondered where to go next? Or, perhaps you've accomplished something and just continued down that same path because it worked. Many people become stuck in this way because of the "security of sameness." You can get stuck from problems as well as triumphs....
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Changing Careers ... to obtain the Telecommuting Lifestyle
by Edward B. Toupin
At one time or another, every employee wonders what it would be like to work in a telecommuting situation. But, they look at their current job and wonder how they could ever do it from home. That concern is quite correct as some jobs cannot be done from home. H...
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Balancing Act ... That's all life is!
by Edward B. Toupin
One of the most knowledgeable and intuitive ladies I know imparted upon me the ultimate knowledge of living a fulfilling life. As I awaited a long, heartfelt soliloquy, she took a small breath, pointed her finger and said, "balance." That was it. My only question was, "what?" She simply chuckled and walked away....
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Extraordinary People ... in Mediocre Times
by Edward B. Toupin
My grandfather used to speak of the days when people drove the world. It was a time when people were proud to contribute and move society and industry forward at full steam. But, people were proud of themselves! However, before he died, one of his observations was that "we have come to mediocre times." ...
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Don't take things so seriously
by Edward B. Toupin
Life is sometimes just what it is. Sometimes you can control a situation and other times you cannot. However, we sometimes become so caught up in the direction and desire that we lose concept of the current location and the ultimate destination.
Don't allow things to interfere with your life by absorbing them into your soul and mental workings. It is important to be responsible for yourself and your actions, but not about those things that just go on around you....
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