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The Arrogance Of Being Right

Waxing UnLyrical

There aren’t too many things that really bother me about other people’s personalities, but arrogance is at the top of that short list. Make no mistake, there is a big difference between sticking to principles and arrogance. Where the arrogance comes in to play is how she defines “success.”

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Firing Fails: 6 Common Reasons Necessary Employee Terminations Tank

The Realtime Report

Still, there are going to be times when it is absolutely necessary to terminate employment. When you’re a leader, firing right is just as important a job as hiring right. Since it isn’t easy, there are a host of reasons that can cause a leader to hesitate at best and, at worst, fail to fire the person who needs to be let go.

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Good manners cost nothing

Sherrilynne Starkie

” However, the world is full of pedants; and the Internet gives them the platform to display their arrogance. ” However, the world is full of pedants; and the Internet gives them the platform to display their arrogance. Internet Troll? Photo credit: eirikso). What made me take the final step of unfriending?

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Book Review – UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging.

Dave Fleet

Tweet If you’re a regular Twitter user, Scott Stratten can be hard to miss at times (ok, always). Right from the first word, UnMarketing is an easy read, written in simple, plain language that is easy to digest and has made Scott so many friends online. Start Engaging – when he offered to send me an advance version.

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5 Tips For Women-Owned Businesses

The Realtime Report

Showing humility when required, being humble when needed, and dominant when necessary. And the ability to work alongside those who inherently suffer from a superiority complex and are too arrogant to know it! And the ability to work alongside those who inherently suffer from a superiority complex and are too arrogant to know it!

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It Sucks When You Don’t Win

Waxing UnLyrical

“They’d be crazy not to go for this!” So there was a win right there. So, not that long ago, I had a massive opportunity fall into my lap. It was big. Like REALLY big. Like the MUTHA of all proposals. I was so so SO excited about it, worked like a crazy person (with my biz partner) to pull it together.

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Weekly Roundup: Being Mindful

Waxing UnLyrical

Seven posts this week made me remember that it’s important of us to be mindful of who we are, what we do, whose lives we affect, how we conduct ourselves. The humility imperative: CEOs, keep your arrogance in check , by Dave Balter for Inc.com. Being human , by Olivier Blanchard. And he’s right.

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