Monday, August 17th, 2009
by Eric Richardsen
Cover letters are one of the most underused and overlooked tools in a job hunters toolbox. Most people just take a measly five minutes and throw together together a bland generic cover letter without customizing the cover letter for the specific job. Regrettably for them the cover letter is arguably the most important part of a job application and combined with a powerful resume can get you tons of hot interviews for great jobs. Here are some common mistakes that are very easy to avoid but will improve your chances for success greatly: Read more... (416 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
· A manager takes care of where you are; a leader takes you to a new place.
· A manager deals with complexity; a leader deals with uncertainty.
· A manager is concerned with finding the facts; a leader makes decisions.
· A manager is concerned doing things right; a leader is concerned with doing the right things.
· A manager’s critical concern is efficiency; a leader focuses on effectiveness.
· A manager creates policies; a leader establishes principles.
· A manager sees and hears what is going on; a leader hears when there is no sound and sees when there is no light.
· A manager finds answers and solutions; a leader formulates the questions and identifies the problems.
· A manager looks for similarities between current and previous problems; a leader looks for differences.
· A manager thinks that a successful solution to a management problem can be used again; a leader wonders whether the problem in a new environment might require a different solution.
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