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September 16, 2020 by Eric Butts

Weird non-flex but ok

Every time I think i’ve seen it all somebody comes and raises the bar.

I guess that’s a good thing because I might run out of stuff to write about otherwise.

Here’s how it went down:

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Filed Under: Career Advice Tagged With: career advice, career management, career mistakes

June 13, 2020 by Eric Butts Leave a Comment

How to make sure you’re focused on the right things in your career

I just realized I’ve been holding out on you a little bit.

So for that I apologize and I’m going to make it right today.

You might be wondering what I’m rambling about now but I need you read this because it’s important.

But before you do, I need you to keep one thing in mind.

What I’m about to tell you is purely based on if your goal is to accelerate your career as fast as possible…

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February 20, 2020 by Eric Butts Leave a Comment

Spank me hard and call me baby

A few days ago, I told you how I fell in love after a business dinner.

What I didn’t tell you is that I received an award earlier that night. In fairness, I almost forgot about until I pulled it out of my mobile office backpack today.

It’s the illustrious baby’s bottom award, for being “smoothest in times of crisis”.

I bring this up because it highlights a key lesson that people overlook far too frequently. And that lesson is…

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April 17, 2019 by Eric Butts Leave a Comment

Treat your clients like terrorists and you’ll have a highly successful career (this has NOTHING to do with negotiation)

Here me out on this… it’s NOT about negotiation as some have guessed when I told them what I was planning on writing about.

So let’s get into it… [Read more…]

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April 7, 2019 by Eric Butts Leave a Comment

What’s the common thread between Baskin Robbins, Dr. Pepper, and Management Consulting?

This idea randomly popped in my head today about the similarities between Dr Pepper, Baskin Robbins, and the world of management consulting.

The answer: flavors. I’ll explain.

Many will recognize Baskin Robbins as having 31 flavors of ice cream but fewer probably are aware that Dr Pepper supposedly has 23 flavors making up that sweet nectar.

Similarly, most people think of consulting as one thing. Those people would be woefully incorrect in that assessment. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Career Advice Tagged With: career, career advice, career management

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