Monthly Archives: April 2008

War versus food. War wins.

We’re spending a billion dollars a day on the Iraq war. Elsewhere in the world, we’re having food riots, because poor people can’t get enough to eat. The U.N.’s World Food Programme estimates the food gap at $500 million. That’s … Continue reading

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Do you improve your decision quality over time?

In my business blog today, I got a little, er, hot about tax season. In my footnote, I flamed on about the 2004 elections, noting: One thing I’m sure of: none of you stopped to analyze the quality of your … Continue reading

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Taxes, yummy taxes!

It’s almost April 15th, that wonderful time of the year when we pay taxes. And I say this time of year sucks!! It doesn’t suck because of taxes; they’re inevitable. It sucks because of all the whining people do about … Continue reading

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How to Write a Good Cover Letter

People liked the “Ten Career Lies” so much that I’ve decided to share my “How to Write a Cover Letter” audio, “before” and “after” cover letter text. I created this page so I didn’t have to have the same cover … Continue reading

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Ten Cultural Career Lies revised

Steve Mills pointed out that the Ten Cultural Career Lies handout was framed entirely in terms of limitations and negativity. I’ve revised it. See the attached ten-cultural-careers-and-success-lies-v3 See the article as a web page at: http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/ten-career-lies.htm. If you like it, … Continue reading

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