(Originally posted 06/05/2012; Updated 08/18/2021) Few people want to be terminated from their employment, even when they hate their jobs. As employers, we know the personal crises termination can …
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Review of TALENT IS OVERRATED by Geoff Colvin
(Originally posted 03/29/2016; Updated 08/18/2021) I was first introduced to Geoff Colvin's book, Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everyone Else, on a first …
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Cliff Needed to Fire an Employee and Didn’t Want to Get Sued
“I need to fire an employee and I don't want to get sued.” That's how it began with my client, Cliff. And to be honest, it's how a lot of my clients come to me. They come with this situation that …
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Becky Doesn’t Think She Has a Conflict
"I don't have a conflict. I just can't start my business because every lawyer I talk to expects me to pay them for their service." I actually had someone say that to me in a networking meeting …
How Do You Define Success? Has Your Definition Changed?
I'm asking these questions today because it's the 18th anniversary of my law practice. I've learned a lot in those 18 years, and a lot has changed. You can imagine how the technology that I was …
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How to Get DIY Conflict Resolution for Free
Not long after I launched the first edition of DIY Conflict Resolution in 2014, I discovered some sites offering copies of the book for free. Below, you'll see why I am not linking to any of them. …
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Review of SYSTEMOLOGY by David Jenyns
In full disclosure, I was asked to review the SYSTEMology book because David Jenyns is acquainted with Allan Dib. I wrote a review of Allan's book, The 1-Page Marketing Plan. This is one of the most …
Frequently-Asked Questions About Writing a Book
Have you always wanted to write a book? Probably. In middle school, I won a couple of Young Authors awards. I thought maybe I would be a writer when I grew up. It didn't seem that hard because we had …
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Review of SECRETS OF THE MILLIONAIRE MIND by T. Harv Eker
The first time someone mentioned the Secrets of the Millionaire Mind book to me, I probably rolled my eyes. I dismissed it as another tool that promises riches for the readers, but only delivers …
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How to Resolve Sibling Conflicts Over Parents’ Care
(This post was originally published on March 20, 2017.) It should come as no surprise that humans are living longer, on average, throughout the world. According to the American Association of …
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