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How Do I Handle Zoom Lurkers?
Peter Yawitz
  • May 6, 2020
  • 2 min

How Do I Handle Zoom Lurkers?

Talking about good biz leaders. One guy said Cuomo came across as 'one of us' but Trump didn’t. An texter called us “a bunch of lib-tards."
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Should I be a Swiss Army Knife or Japanese Cleaver?
Peter Yawitz
  • Mar 25, 2020
  • 2 min

Should I be a Swiss Army Knife or Japanese Cleaver?

Better to have many skills without depth or be a master in one area?
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How do I accept a role I don't want?
Peter Yawitz
  • Oct 28, 2019
  • 2 min

How do I accept a role I don't want?

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, I’m an associate at a management consulting firm. I really enjoy the work, especially because I have gotten to...
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How can I stand up for my team?
Peter Yawitz
  • Jun 14, 2019
  • 1 min

How can I stand up for my team?

A manager from another division, and who hates my boss, asked me to represent my division on a task force. Since I’m junior I think he feels
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Do I need a mentor?
Peter Yawitz
  • May 9, 2018
  • 2 min

Do I need a mentor?

Q: Do I need a mentor? A: There's no one perfect mentor. Challenge yourself to talk to people in your industry, & ask if you can con
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How can I make changes in my family's business?
Peter Yawitz
  • Mar 12, 2018
  • 2 min

How can I make changes in my family's business?

I work for my family’s company and have been given a lot more responsibility in negotiating contracts. Our industry is facing new competitio
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Do I have to give to coworkers' charities?
Peter Yawitz
  • Aug 16, 2017
  • 2 min

Do I have to give to coworkers' charities?

I’ve been asked to donate to several of my co-workers’ charities, political campaigns and fundraisers for their kids’ schools. I try to be n
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How can boomers and millennials work together?
Peter Yawitz
  • Jun 22, 2017
  • 2 min

How can boomers and millennials work together?

Make sure that you explain the context of tasks so that younger members don’t think they're doing grunt work. Perhaps share the implicat
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