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June 30, 2020 by Eric Butts

This. Is. Sparta!

I have a confession.

Sometimes I secretly pretend to be one of these Spartan soldiers. Then I looked up the workout they did in preparation for this movie…

Some things are left better as dreams…

Now the reason I chose to reference this specific line is because it’s from the movie 300 and guess what…

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Filed Under: Career Advice Tagged With: promotion

August 15, 2019 by Eric Butts Leave a Comment

You deserve a raise

Yesterday, I wrote to you about one way to automagically add an hour or more to your day.

I’m adding the title “pragmatic magician” to my resume as we speak.

Since I’m on a magic kick, there’s another little trick I want to tell you about. You know what the best way is to save money?
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August 18, 2016 by Eric Butts 2 Comments

Promotion Advice for New Consultants

promotion advice

You know what the worst thing is that can happen to a consultant trying to get promoted?

You telling them exactly what they need to do to lock in that bump to the next level.

Here’s why. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Career Advice Tagged With: management consulting, promotion

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