Comments on: Playing defense with your career only takes you so far… http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/ Career Advice for Cubicle Warriors Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Your personal finance safety net | Cube Rules http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-5282 Your personal finance safety net | Cube Rules Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:55:33 +0000 http://cuberules.com/?p=1838#comment-5282 [...] now, most people are playing defense with their career. They are hoping to not get laid off, keep their job and keep their health insurance. That’s [...] [...] now, most people are playing defense with their career. They are hoping to not get laid off, keep their job and keep their health insurance. That’s [...]

]]> By: How personal finance is career management | Cube Rules http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-4953 How personal finance is career management | Cube Rules Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:18:38 +0000 http://cuberules.com/?p=1838#comment-4953 [...] about keeping your job. This has a significant impact on your attitude at work. Desperation puts our career on defense instead of offense. We’re more concerned about keeping our job than we are doing our [...] [...] about keeping your job. This has a significant impact on your attitude at work. Desperation puts our career on defense instead of offense. We’re more concerned about keeping our job than we are doing our [...]

]]> By: 3 reasons recessions are great for careers | Cube Rules http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-4807 3 reasons recessions are great for careers | Cube Rules Sat, 02 May 2009 22:13:16 +0000 http://cuberules.com/?p=1838#comment-4807 [...] head while all about is losing their perspective…you can move your career forward. I call this putting your career on offense instead of defense. The organizational changes alone offer the capacity for you to learn new job [...] [...] head while all about is losing their perspective…you can move your career forward. I call this putting your career on offense instead of defense. The organizational changes alone offer the capacity for you to learn new job [...]

]]> By: Scot http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-4713 Scot Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:13:58 +0000 http://cuberules.com/?p=1838#comment-4713 @Kevin I get that people are competing for the same contract or job and only one will get it. But that has nothing to do with getting results. I get that people fail to get results and some of it is laziness. That means you won't be as strong in trying to get a different position compared to someone who does get results. I don't believe people need to work extraordinary hours to get results. The hours and results are not correlated at all. Most studies show people waste a great amount of their day; merely working the business hours often produces spectacular results. Most of the poor career advice simply says to work longer hours. The advice never says "produce results" no matter how many hours it takes you to achieve them. That's why "work more hours" is poor advice. @Kevin I get that people are competing for the same contract or job and only one will get it. But that has nothing to do with getting results. I get that people fail to get results and some of it is laziness. That means you won’t be as strong in trying to get a different position compared to someone who does get results.

I don’t believe people need to work extraordinary hours to get results. The hours and results are not correlated at all. Most studies show people waste a great amount of their day; merely working the business hours often produces spectacular results.

Most of the poor career advice simply says to work longer hours. The advice never says “produce results” no matter how many hours it takes you to achieve them. That’s why “work more hours” is poor advice.

]]> By: Scot http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-6384 Scot Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:13:00 +0000 http://cuberules.com/?p=1838#comment-6384 @Kevin I get that people are competing for the same contract or job and only one will get it. But that has nothing to do with getting results. I get that people fail to get results and some of it is laziness. That means you won't be as strong in trying to get a different position compared to someone who does get results. I don't believe people need to work extraordinary hours to get results. The hours and results are not correlated at all. Most studies show people waste a great amount of their day; merely working the business hours often produces spectacular results. Most of the poor career advice simply says to work longer hours. The advice never says "produce results" no matter how many hours it takes you to achieve them. That's why "work more hours" is poor advice. @Kevin I get that people are competing for the same contract or job and only one will get it. But that has nothing to do with getting results. I get that people fail to get results and some of it is laziness. That means you won’t be as strong in trying to get a different position compared to someone who does get results.

I don’t believe people need to work extraordinary hours to get results. The hours and results are not correlated at all. Most studies show people waste a great amount of their day; merely working the business hours often produces spectacular results.

Most of the poor career advice simply says to work longer hours. The advice never says “produce results” no matter how many hours it takes you to achieve them. That’s why “work more hours” is poor advice.

]]> By: Kevin http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-4712 Kevin Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:45:16 +0000 http://cuberules.com/?p=1838#comment-4712 . Sometimes, people just fail to get results, part of it is just laziness. Realistically, people are competing to get the same contract/job/deal and only 1 will get it. In order to get results, one usually has to put in the extra hours to finish it. The longer hours and results are actually correlated. . Sometimes, people just fail to get results, part of it is just laziness. Realistically, people are competing to get the same contract/job/deal and only 1 will get it. In order to get results, one usually has to put in the extra hours to finish it. The longer hours and results are actually correlated.

]]> By: Kevin http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-6383 Kevin Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:45:00 +0000 http://cuberules.com/?p=1838#comment-6383 . Sometimes, people just fail to get results, part of it is just laziness. Realistically, people are competing to get the same contract/job/deal and only 1 will get it. In order to get results, one usually has to put in the extra hours to finish it. The longer hours and results are actually correlated. . Sometimes, people just fail to get results, part of it is just laziness. Realistically, people are competing to get the same contract/job/deal and only 1 will get it. In order to get results, one usually has to put in the extra hours to finish it. The longer hours and results are actually correlated.

]]> By: Scot http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-4703 Scot Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:48:39 +0000 http://cuberules.com/?p=1838#comment-4703 This is one of the reasons I'm not a big advocate of "longer hours" but, instead, real results in the time we work. We work the longer hours for the corporation, but will get laid off anyway. In the meantime, we ruin our personal lives. Good comment, Hayli, thanks for taking the time to write it. This is one of the reasons I’m not a big advocate of “longer hours” but, instead, real results in the time we work. We work the longer hours for the corporation, but will get laid off anyway. In the meantime, we ruin our personal lives. Good comment, Hayli, thanks for taking the time to write it.

]]> By: Scot http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-6382 Scot Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:48:00 +0000 http://cuberules.com/?p=1838#comment-6382 This is one of the reasons I'm not a big advocate of "longer hours" but, instead, real results in the time we work. We work the longer hours for the corporation, but will get laid off anyway. In the meantime, we ruin our personal lives. Good comment, Hayli, thanks for taking the time to write it. This is one of the reasons I’m not a big advocate of “longer hours” but, instead, real results in the time we work. We work the longer hours for the corporation, but will get laid off anyway. In the meantime, we ruin our personal lives. Good comment, Hayli, thanks for taking the time to write it.

]]> By: Scot http://cuberules.com/2009/02/02/playing-defense-with-your-career-only-takes-you-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-4702 Scot Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:46:32 +0000 http://cuberules.com/?p=1838#comment-4702 Good comment, Dan. I think there are some times to play defense, but what happens is we start watching all the defensive stuff and all of a sudden we're not thinking strategically about our career any more. It is an easy trap to fall into. Good comment, Dan. I think there are some times to play defense, but what happens is we start watching all the defensive stuff and all of a sudden we’re not thinking strategically about our career any more. It is an easy trap to fall into.

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