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How to ask for – and get – a promotion

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Don & Jay — No Comments ↓

Many employees stumble when asking for a promotion. Sometimes they wait so long before asking that they have pent up…

Tagged with: employee, feedback, promotion, request
Posted in Resolutions, Support

Graduates — It’s your time to take charge!

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Don & Jay — 1 Comment ↓

Congratulations to the millions of Americans graduating from high schools, technical institutes, community colleges, universities, and graduate schools! This is…

Tagged with: career, Graduates, journey, opportunity, talent
Posted in Support

Are You Enabling Victims or Encouraging Heroes?

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Don & Jay — No Comments ↓

Okay, generous listeners, this one is for you. In Take Charge of Your Talent, we make a big deal out…

Tagged with: generous, hero, listening, victim
Posted in Support

Will Employees Want to Take Charge of Their Talent?

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Don & Jay — No Comments ↓

If you create opportunities for employees to take charge of their talent, how will they respond? Will they embrace the…

Tagged with: actions, exercise, listening, talent catalyst, talent development
Posted in Overcoming Obstacles, Support, Talent Exercises, Talent in the Workplace

The Strong Supporting Cast

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Don & Jay — No Comments ↓

Last week, we enlisted the help of an amazing and strong supporting cast for a special outreach campaign for Take Charge…

Tagged with: movement, support, talent development
Posted in Support

Speed Planning – 15 minutes that are fast, fun, and functional

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Don & Jay — 1 Comment ↓

You’ve heard of speed dating, speed chess, and speed-reading, but have you ever experimented with speed planning? One of the…

Tagged with: Planning
Posted in Support, Talent Exercises

Who is Your Generous Listener?

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Don & Jay — No Comments ↓

Who is your generous listener? You know the old philosophical question: “If a tree falls in a forest and no…

Tagged with: actions, listening, supoort, talent development
Posted in Support

Open to Support

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Don & Jay — No Comments ↓

In Take Charge we encourage you to create a Talent Fulfillment Team of people who can support and inspire you.…

Tagged with: personal accomplishment, talent, talent development
Posted in Overcoming Obstacles, Support, Uncategorized

Take Charge Resource Rules- Resources Rule #2

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Don & Jay — 2 Comments ↓

#2: The resources we don’t have can keep us from seeing the ones we do have. Bob had been having…

Tagged with: employee engagement, resources, talent development
Posted in Overcoming Obstacles, Personal Stories, Support, Uncategorized

Take Charge Resource Rules — Resources Rule #1

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Don & Jay — No Comments ↓

Rule #1: Everything we ever accomplish, we accomplish by using resources. In fact, we find it useful to think of …

Tagged with: career resources, inner resources, J.K. Rowling, personal accomplishment, talent development
Posted in Personal Stories, Support, Talent Exercises, Uncategorized

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