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  • You Are Unique, but Not Special
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    You Are Unique, but Not Special

    ByJoseph Paris February 19, 2019February 18, 2026

    In my article, “Build Organizational Capacity and Capability – For Free”, I listed several root-causes for training and education programs reaching a “stall speed” and a detailed approach for avoiding it.  Among the root-causes listed were; time, expense, work/learning balance, scalability, retention rate, and atrophy. But there is considerable risk to the program even prior…

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  • Fail fast, fail small, learn, and move on
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    Fail fast, fail small, learn, and move on

    ByJoseph Paris November 15, 2016February 18, 2026

    Nobody likes to fail. Failing causes us embarrassment. Failing bruises our ego. Failing might be a dark spot on our performance assessments. All we have to do is reflect on our childhood for when we failed and how poorly we felt. Even if our parents did give us encouragement, we still felt bad about failing….

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  • 8.5 “Must Know” Career Tips & Tricks (v5.0)
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    8.5 “Must Know” Career Tips & Tricks (v5.0)

    ByJoseph Paris May 17, 2016February 18, 2026

    I wrote the first version of this article four years ago and have been updating it every year since.  I have had a great many people remark to me that it has helped them a great deal (which is the point, I guess.)  I have also had several people give me some new ideas and, of course,…

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  • 8.5 “Must Know” Career Tips & Tricks (v4.0)
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    8.5 “Must Know” Career Tips & Tricks (v4.0)

    ByJoseph Paris May 6, 2015February 18, 2026

    I wrote the first version of this article three years ago and have been updating it every year since.  I have had a great many people remark to me that it has helped them a great deal (which is the point, I guess.)  I have also had several people give me some new ideas and, of course,…

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  • Effectiveness of Leadership
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    Effectiveness of Leadership

    ByJoseph Paris February 9, 2015February 18, 2026

    I have owned my own business since 1985, so I have been a leader far longer than I have been led.  In fact, I have owned my own businesses for so long (thirty-years this year) that I have often been referred to as “uniquely unemployable”.  I am not certain I would agree though, because I…

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