Daniel Lai graduated with a Finance and Management degree from the University of Western Ontario. He's currently part of (and helping to refine) the leadership and management development program for a Fortune 1000 company. As author of Leading Associates he has no experience, has not written any books, and rotates between three suits during the work week.
Daniel Lai's blog is Leading Associates.
So here we are, actually living the question: “What do you want to do when you grow up?” But I see a fork in the road and the answer isn’t black and white. Here’s what to do. Four things, four verbs, to help you make progress.
To become a leading associate you’ll have to change your formula for success in every new position and stage in life. There are no universal rules for success so don’t start creating one in your mind. Know that with every new project, every new relationship, every new conversation you need to adapt and adjust to be successful.
I’m not a hardcore runner. The only time I actually enjoy running is if I’m chasing a ball. My Sunday jog, however, was just what the doctor ordered.
Don’t look outward for validation and self worth, but develop your self esteem from within. To become a true leader, you have to lead yourself when there is no one around.
Unless you live in a cave you probably send or receive at least one e-mail each day. Whether you send 1 or 100 the rules remain the same. The below should act as a reminder, but judging by some of the e-mails that I receive some people obviously were never given such sound (if I do say so myself) advice.
As we all plan our staycations this summer (complements of rising gas prices) why not try some online dating to spice up your life?? Oh no you didn’t!! Yes, I just recommended online dating.
There I was, the youngest one in the room, standing on front of hundreds of employees asking the CEO of our company a question that had been circulating around our headquarters. I’m sure if I had that extra cup of coffee I would have pissed my pants.
I think every millennial reaches a point in their first job where they ask themselves “Is this really for me?” Let’s face it, none of our dream jobs entailed sitting in a cubicle pumping out spreadsheets or twiddling our thumbs.
If you’ve been working in the corporate world you’ll see these emails flying around when stuff goes wrong. Simple fact is that mistakes happen. Don’t be that person […]
I think that it’s important to identify your strengths (if you find this difficult ask someone to help you) and to make sure that others are aware of them also. I don’t mean that fact that you can chug a beer in less time than it takes to say cheers, but more on the lines of being an Excel whiz kid […]
