Experience

How to Train Your Instinct to Filter Out Bad Advice

04/01/2016 / By Mike Hawkins / Communications, Relationships and Marriage, Self Improvement

Have you ever received bad advice? Or worse, acted on it? Been given information that hurt more than it helped? Perhaps you hired someone based on a referral who fell short of expectations? Or pursued a sales opportunity that merely wasted time? Or started a relationship that ended with a thud? Or ended a relationship that …

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Select New Hires Based on Abilities, Not Successes

03/01/2013 / By Mike Hawkins / Leadership

I’m intrigued by how congress confirms presidential appointments. When the president nominates someone for a cabinet position such as Secretary of Defense, congress reviews the nomination and votes to confirm or reject the appointment. In their review process, congress often subjects the nominee to intense questioning that more closely resembles an interrogation than an interview. …

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