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When Trend Lines Fail
When you work in technology and are inclined to study disruption, you will begin to realize that it is easy to be misled by trend lines.

Meg Bear
Jul 29, 20111 min read
More Focused, Less Busy
You and I know that one of the things that defines me as a leader is my focus on the goal.

Meg Bear
Jul 22, 20112 min read


Whose Job is it to Tell You That You are Wrong?
You should put someone on your team who will watch for (and tell you) when you are wrong.

Meg Bear
Jul 8, 20111 min read


Confession of a cascading goal hater
Ok, of course I’m not really a hater… more of a dis-liker…but there aren’t t-shirts for that.

Meg Bear
Jul 5, 20112 min read


Time for a New Approach?
Ever notice how sometimes things aren’t working out as expected?

Meg Bear
May 3, 20111 min read


Bring Your Whole Self to Work
I’m about to jump into the whole social, privacy, generational divide topic with both feet.

Meg Bear
Apr 25, 20112 min read


Embrace the Feedback
I’m always fascinated with the way that HR labels things

Meg Bear
Apr 25, 20111 min read


No Soup for You
About once a quarter, my husband makes the suggestion I should go into sales.

Meg Bear
Mar 24, 20111 min read


Where You Been?
I have been a bit hard to reach these days. There are a lot of reasons, but none are a reflection of my reduced interest in blogging.

Meg Bear
Mar 17, 20111 min read


Ready now! Does Succession Planning backfire?
If you focus on leadership and career development for your team, doesn’t this backfire for you as a leader?

Meg Bear
Feb 2, 20112 min read


Your Job is to Make Your Boss Look Good
I’ve always believed that my job was to make my boss look good (but, not to make his/her life easy 😉 ).

Meg Bear
Jan 29, 20111 min read


How do your employees represent your company brand?
Awhile back, I attended a Bay Area Executives meetup panel moderated by Ray Wang.

Meg Bear
Jan 20, 20111 min read


What Do You Mean?
Seriously, what are you trying to say? And more importantly, why do I care?

Meg Bear
Jan 14, 20111 min read


How’s That Working Out for You?
If you have been reading my blog for any length of time, you know I am all about managing your own career.

Meg Bear
Jan 13, 20111 min read


One more book recommendation
If you are looking to advance your career, and you have the opportunity to read one book this year, I strongly suggest you pick up Rise.

Meg Bear
Jan 4, 20111 min read


How I accidentally crashed a TED event
Had you asked me five years ago to describe myself, I would have told you I am a follow the rules girl.

Meg Bear
Dec 9, 20101 min read


Quit making time for the wrong things
Busy has become the rule these days.

Meg Bear
Dec 7, 20101 min read


When you feel trapped
Sadly, I don’t really have a lot of great insights with this post. I think it’s a personal attempt to gain perspective.

Meg Bear
Nov 23, 20101 min read


What if they find out I am a fraud?
I bet you think you are the only person who has moments of professional panic.

Meg Bear
Nov 15, 20101 min read


Your greatest ideas won't last
I’ve been a bit behind on my list lately, but yesterday I finally saw the outstanding Matt Ridley TEDtalk called when ideas have sex.

Meg Bear
Nov 11, 20101 min read
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