Entries by First Sun Team

#Strategy : This NightTime Routine Will Help you be More #Productive in the Morning…Having a Nightly Routine is as Important as your Morning Routine. This Way you Can Get the Rest you Need, & you Will be Prepared for an Energetic & Focused Tomorrow.

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Research has Proven that the Quality of Sleep is Much more Important than the Quantity of Hours you Sleep. Have you ever slept 9 hours but woken up still feeling tired and groggy? This is where the lack of quality of sleep comes in. Reflect on your day before you go to bed. Having a nightly routine […]

Your #Career : 5 Items On Your Resume #Recruiters Notice First…Remember that a #Resume is the Start of a Discussion, Not the Close. You are Trying to Get a Meeting or Interview, Not a Job Outright.

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Recruiters Skim Resumes in Seconds & Still Glean enough Information to Decide on a Candidate. I have fond this to be true across industries, positions and levels. I have recruited for a variety of industries (financial services, management consulting, tech, media, non-profit), positions (client-facing, administrative, strategy, creative) and levels (unpaid interns thru multiple six-figure hires), […]

Your #Career : 45 Pieces of Career Advice That Will Get You to the Top…We’ve Collected 45 of the Best Tips for Whatever Stage You’re at In your Career.

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When it comes to your career, sometimes it feels like you could use all the advice you can get. From picking the “right” career to actually excelling in it, there’s certainly a lot to learn.   And that’s why we’ve gathered our all-time best career advice. From starting out at the bottom of the totem pole […]

Your #Career : Science says People Determine your Competence, Intelligence, & Salary Based on your Weight…White Women Seem to be Most Affected by Weight Bias.

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“What we Found Across our Studies is that Obesity Serves as a Proxy for Low Competence,” Schweitzer said in a release. “People judge obese people to be less competent even when it’s not the case.” We’re often biased to see overweight people as less capable in the workplace. What factors would you consider when evaluating […]

#Leadership : The Pernicious Myth of the 80-20 Rule…While it’s Easy to See Why Managers Still Believe That 20% of a Company’s Workforce does 80% of the Work, the 80-20 Rule is a Corrosive Myth that Often Does More Harm Than Good.

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Management Consultants Insist that a 20% Vital Few really Matter in Companies, a Large Middle Just do their Jobs, & Another 10%  or 20% Should be Encouraged to Leave or Be Fired.   Back in the late 19th century, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto observed that 80 percent of the land was owned by 20 percent […]

#Strategy : 4 Ways Big Data Will Change Every Business…If You’re Still Saying, “Big Data isn’t Relevant to my Company,” You’re Missing the Boat.

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It Doesn’t Matter What Field you Operate In or The Size of your Business; as data collection, analysis, and interpretation become more readily accessible, they will have an impact on every business in several important ways.   If You’re Still Saying, “Big Data isn’t Relevant to my Company,” You’re Missing the Boat. I firmly believe that […]

#Leadership : We Don’t Need The Best People, We Need The Best Teams…Having the “Smartest Guys in the Room” Won’t Do you Much Good If they Can’t Work with Others Effectively. We Need to ReThink How we Approach Talent.

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All of this Points to a Major Change in How we Need to Recruit, Train & Manage People.  Many long-held practices, such as individual performance assessments and compensation will have to be reassessed. The best performers are no longer the hard driving executives that can impose their force of will, but those who can engender […]

#Strategy : The 22 Books you Should Read Before you Quit your Job to Start a Business…“If I Stay in this Job, I Will Never be Able to Live like This.” I spent $237.91 on 22 Books, a Hefty Investment for Me at the Time, & Got Reading.

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I Don’t have an MBA. I Never took a Business Studies Class in High School. What Do I Know about Running & Growing a Business? I wasn’t about to quit my job, join an MBA program, and then start a business. I didn’t have the time, patience, or money for that. I spent $237.91 on 22 […]

#Leadership : The Daily Habits of 19 High-Achieving CEOs …Success in Business & Life is All about Being Intentional About How you Use your Time.

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Think about the Most Successful People you Know. Chances are they Didn’t get Where they Are Because of a Lucky Break, but rather possess characteristics or a state of mind that sets them apart from people leading average lives.   Check out these quotes from 19 successful CEOs who credit simple daily habits for helping them […]

Your #Career : 7 Technology Trends That Will Make Or Break Many Careers …No Matter What Field you Work In, If you’re Hoping to Get Ahead in your Career, You Need to Be Mindful of Technology Trends.

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By Educating Yourself on What is New, What is Growing, What is Likely to Be the Next Big Thing, you Can help Tech-Proof your Career. Below I’ve outlined some of the technology trends I see that will have the greatest impact on a wide variety of jobs and industries — well outside the people in the […]