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4 Advantages of a Portable Expert

by Harwell on October 2, 2012

in Careers,IT/Business Alignment,Leadership,Management,Personal,Projects

In my previous post I defined the term “Portable Expert” and I described the two secrets that make portable expertise possible. In this post I’ll give you some examples of portable expertise from my own experience, I’ll list four advantages of hiring a portable expert, and I’ll give you some tips on how to create [...]

Tagged as: alignment, Careers, Change, Effectiveness, Expectations, Hiring, human nature, Management, Objectives, Productivity, Projects, Recruiting, training

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8 Techniques for Dealing with Grief

by Harwell on September 26, 2011

in Careers,Personal

In a previous article I talked about the loss of my wife and some of the things I’m going through. Since that time I’ve gotten a little better at dealing with my loss. In this article I’ll share some of the techniques I’ve been using. I think they’re applicable in dealing with any loss, whether [...]

Tagged as: Careers, Change, Focus, human nature, Objectives, Optimism, perception, Strategy

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Grief and Disentangling

by Harwell on August 29, 2011 · 6 comments

in Careers,Personal

My wife Sharon passed away July 31st, and I would like to describe some of the thought process I’ve been going through for the last month. My wife’s death wasn’t sudden. She was diagnosed with ALS two years ago, and she’s been through a progressive loss of muscle control over various parts of her body. [...]

Tagged as: Careers, Change, Expectations, Focus, human nature, Motivation, Objectives, Optimism, perception, stereotypes

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