Book Overview & Summary: Smart, Not Loud by Jessica Chen
Jessica Chen's book, "Smart, Not Loud: How to Get Noticed at Work for All the Right Reasons" is fantastic! "The Quiet Culture bias is the...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Apr 6
Light A Fire Within Instead of Under Someone
The Cambridge Dictionary defines the saying, "light a fire under someone" in this manner: to make someone act quickly or forcefully,...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Feb 5
Personal Integrity Is Being Congruent; Not Hedging, Not Sidestepping, Not Misleading
"A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth." -Aesop In a 2015 Hallmark Christmas holiday movie called, "I'm Not Ready...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jan 3
A Top Regret of the Dying - Wishing They Hadn't Worked So Hard
Bronnie Ware is an Australian woman who spent many years working in palliative care. Her patients were those who had returned home to...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jun 4, 2023
What it Means for a Leader to Take on "Extreme Ownership"
Photo: Jocko Willink (left) and Leif Babin (right) I've written before about "extreme ownership" and how passing the buck (i.e., blaming...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Apr 9, 2023
Book Review: The Leadership Challenge, 7th Edition
In this book review of The Leadership Challenge (7th ed.) by James (Jim) Kouzes and Barry Posner, I'll compare the 7th edition (2023) to...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Mar 7, 2023
Don't Get Hooked on "Fake Work"
“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Sep 3, 2022
Don't Follow Other People's Recipes for Your Life
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Labor Day (observed on the first Monday in September) is an annual celebration of the social...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 8, 2022
Defining Moments - Short, Memorable, and Meaningful Experiences
“Our lives are measured in moments, and defining moments are the ones that endure in our memories.” -Chip Heath & Dan Heath In The Power...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jul 1, 2022
Values-Based Leadership
Professor Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management says a values-based leader aims to...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Apr 12, 2022
Book Review — Promotions Are So Yesterday by Julie Winkle Giulioni
“The time-honored tradition of defining career development in terms of promotions, moves, or title changes is dead.” -Julie Winkle...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Mar 23, 2022
Employee Mental Health and the Return to In-Person Workplaces
I was contacted by a communications specialist for my thoughts regarding people who might be experiencing anxiety about having to go back...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Oct 31, 2021
There’s No Shortcut to Success
There’s no such thing as overnight success. You have to put in the effort and hard work, and it doesn’t hurt to have some luck and good...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Oct 10, 2021
How to be a Good Internal Consultant
As an internal consultant and a member of an internal consulting team (although “internal consultant” or “internal consulting” is not in...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 17, 2021
Book Review — Influence and Impact: Discover and Excel at What Your Organization Needs From You The
“What we have found, again and again, is that people tend to underperform because they do what is comfortable, what is familiar, or what...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
May 31, 2021
Book Summary & Review — Anxiety at Work: 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Unc
According to Adrian Gostick, one of the main reasons for writing the book had to do with his (now) 25-year-old son, Anthony (Tony)...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
May 16, 2021
What Burnout Is and Why It Isn’t Confined To The Occupational Sphere
What Is Burnout? Burnout isn’t just being tired or “fed up” with work. “Burnout is far more than feeling blue or having a bad day. It is...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Apr 25, 2021
Self-Insight Is Sparked by “Crystallization of Discontent” Moments
“The twists and turns of your life can be so unexpected, and that’s a good thing to learn.” -Christina Baker Kline (American novelist) In...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Feb 22, 2021
How to Give Direct and Clear Feedback
From front-line leaders all the way up to C-suite leaders, I have seen, time and time again, how managers have made a mess in delivering...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jan 26, 2021
I Felt the Fear and Did It Anyway – The Risk I Took to Blossom
“And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” -Anaïs Nin Today —...
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