Climb the Career Platform Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 10.23.2016 So many times, people ask for advice on how to climb the career ladder. But do you really want to climb the ladder? You know that the ladder is narrow and unstable. Any false move or misstep and you could tumble down. Also, other people…
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Should Leaders Be Visible or Invisible? – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 10.6.2016 In Western cultures and business schools, we are taught that leaders must be visible — to the troops fighting a war or to the frontline employees in a competitive business. Such action will motivate the people, give them courage, respond to their…
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Successful Leaders Scope the Big Picture and Sweat the Details – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 9.11.2016 What do leaders do and where do they put their priorities? Is setting the right strategic direction more important than operational excellence, or vice versa? Numerous case studies of both successful and failed companies would tell you…
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Be Aware of Goal Setting and KPI – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 9.1.2016 Are you walking 10,000 steps a day? Are you making $100K a year? Do you have goals in life? Does your company use key performance indicators (KPI) to measure you? Of course you do! And Of course your company does!…
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Value Proposition, not Job Seeking – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 8.24.2016 Over my long career in management and teaching, I have seen thousands of people looking for jobs at my company, and many students asking for advice on résumé writing. You know what is the most common mistake they made? They were looking…
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