Originally published on the Facio blog It is common for small businesses to say “We’re really more like a family.” While well intentioned, the analogy is not particularly flattering. Even relatively happy families have complicated interpersonal conflict, are emotionally charged,
Let them fail
Originally published on the Facio blog High-achieving employees who combine a strong work ethic and good attention to detail tend to be hands-on managers. Typical, positive traits of good hands-on managers is their “showing” excellence in action to their employees,
Triangulating your career, Part 2
Originally published on the Facio blog Last week we looked at the three big questions you should be asking yourself in order to make the best choices about your career. This week we will talk about when and why you
Triangulating your career, Part 1
Originally published on the Facio blog When thinking about your career, there are three primary tensions that must be reconciled to create satisfaction for yourself professionally: 1. What do I want to be doing? I remember at the start of
Coaches: a smart investment
Originally published on the Facio blog The older I get, the more deeply I value the role of specialist coaches and consultants to get the most out of our people and organization. At first, investing in a coach or consultant
Getting a Better Start: Serve and Explore
Originally published on the Facio blog The two things we’ve talked about so far – teaching self-understanding from a young age, and channeling students earlier into more specific courses of study – require significant changes to the existing school systems,
Getting a Better Start: Channel Early
Originally published on the Facio blog I’m glad to be alive in this day and age. My skills are generally intellectual and persuasive in nature, and they lend themselves to a knowledge economy and democratic openness. The way “the system”
Getting a Better Start: Begin Early
Originally published on the Facio blog How old were you when you had a really crisp understanding of who you are? I was 25. I stumbled upon David Keirsey’s work, and it revealed to me – for the first time
Getting a Better Start: Introduction
Originally published on the Facio blog Did you know that 80% of college students change their majors? And the average college student changes their major three times? While perhaps dismissed as “just part of the process”, it speaks to a
Picking a job that fits
Originally published on the Facio blog Most of us have been in a “bad job” before. Some of us more than once. Some of us, even as you are reading this! There are two general reasons why we end up