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Saying No to a Client: A Case Study
Today, one of my coaching clients called with a tricky situation. A current project is in her sweet spot, both in terms of project scope and company. And yet, she has noticed that her client is not being honest, and also her client has asked her to do...
2013 Trends in SaaS Marketing
SaaS continues to be a hot topic, especially here in Silicon Valley. But widespread adoption in the enterprise hasn't quite arrived. While there has been some significant success, notably with companies like Salesforce.com, Concur, ConstantContact,...
Books about Mentoring
About 4 years ago, the Office of Personnel Management wrote a paper on best practices in mentoring programs within the US Government. Many of the recommendations apply in other mentoring situations. They provided a good list of mentoring books. I added a few...
How to be a great mentor
If you are in a position to help others who aspire to the same success that you have enjoyed, you should be working with them as a mentor. As I've said before--it's karma--you need to make the future easier for those around you, based on your learnings...
2013 Trends in Educational Software
This morning,I got a call from a Consumers Digest Reporter for an upcoming report on educational software. We last talked in 2009, whien the landscape was very different. At the time, I was working on a project for one of the pre-eminent makers of educational...
How to make your mentor love you
Having mentors who have succeeded where you hope to succeed is critical to your success. Much of what motivates mentors to spend time with those coming after them is the desire to see others have an easier time--and to make a positive impact on someone's...
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