LinkedIn Influencers shared their stories and advice, so you can make your own exit gracefully.
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And share your story here:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new
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25 Entrepreneurs Tell What They Wished They’d Known before Founding Their Fir...Rejoiner
Cart abandonment recovery software: http://rejoiner.com
Together with the folks at Grasshopper, we’ve put together a SlideShare presentation with advice from 25 entrepreneurs who tell what they wished they’d known before founding their first startup. We hope you learn something new from the slides, and if you have any advice of your own, feel free to leave a comment and share your experience.
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Get yourself into a dashboard state of mine with these best practices for Excel dashboards and reports.
Content from Excel Dashboards & Reports For Dummies by Michael Alexander. Learn more: http://bit.ly/FDExcelDashboards
and
SalesForce.com For Dummies by Tom Wong, Liz Kao, Matt Kaufma. Learn more: http://bit.ly/ForDummiesSF
List of top 20 good reasons why to quit your job gracefullyWisestep blog
Quitting your job is more than just saying I quit. You have to prepare yourself for that. In the course of time we get so comfortable even in the worst job on planet that we fear , “what if we don’t get a better job than this?”. It is just a thought but slowly it creeps in to our mind and sits there occupying our whole brain and this little thought doesn’t allow us to explore the opportunities that lie in front of us
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Get inspired! These are the themes we're writing and reading about on LinkedIn in 2015.
Share your own stories and insights here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new
When it comes to launching a great career, even the most successful stars, TV personalities, and journalists had to
start somewhere.
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Visit https://mentor.linkedin.com for more amazing stories of mentorship.
Who has made all the difference in your career? Are you mentoring someone now?
Tell us about your mentors—how to find one and be one. Use #ThankYourMentor and @mention your mentor on LinkedIn.
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Think back to when you were 22. What do you wish someone had told you? What would you do differently — and keep the same? Tell us on LinkedIn, using #IfIWere22 somewhere in the body — not the headline — of your post. (And if you are 22(ish), we want to hear your stories too.)
Start writing: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new
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Investors and startup founders think tech's diversity problem will solve itselfLinkedIn Editors' Picks
LinkedIn surveyed more than 600 startup investors and founders across industries who self-identified their gender and race to share their experiences and opinions on the shortage of diversity in venture capital and startups.
These life expectancy maps, created by Virginia Commmonwealth University with funding from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, illustrate that opportunities to lead a long and healthy life can vary dramatically by neighborhood. In some cases, life expectancy can differ by as much as 20 years in neighborhoods only about five miles apart from one another.
Get inspired! These are the themes we're writing and reading about on LinkedIn in 2015.
Share your own stories and insights here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new
When it comes to launching a great career, even the most successful stars, TV personalities, and journalists had to
start somewhere.
Here's what some of the world's most creative professionals learned from their mentors along the way.
Visit https://mentor.linkedin.com for more amazing stories of mentorship.
Who has made all the difference in your career? Are you mentoring someone now?
Tell us about your mentors—how to find one and be one. Use #ThankYourMentor and @mention your mentor on LinkedIn.
Start writing: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new
Read more about mentorship: http://bit.ly/1E65qeF
Think back to when you were 22. What do you wish someone had told you? What would you do differently — and keep the same? Tell us on LinkedIn, using #IfIWere22 somewhere in the body — not the headline — of your post. (And if you are 22(ish), we want to hear your stories too.)
Start writing: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new
We all know that mistakes are inevitable. It’s what we do next that really matters.
Share your best career mistakes on LinkedIn. Write a post and include #BestMistake somewhere in the body. Start writing here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new
What will the future of work look like?
The open office is just the beginning. From nap pods to slides to living-working spaces, here are some possible glimpses of the future of work.
President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union address on January 20th, 2015. Here are a few of the highlights as he covered issues including the economy, the wage gap, hiring veterans and climate change.
Here is a selection of images honoring the fallen artists and journalists killed in the attacks on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015.
5. “Explain your
reasoning, share your
vision for the future,
and make an effort to
keep in touch. Who
knows what the future
will hold?”
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RICHARD BRANSON
Founder, Virgin Group
6. “I will forever love my run at CNBC.
But I also love knowing that I knew
when to leave. On my own terms.
That for me is priceless!”
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SUZE ORMAN
Television host, author, motivational
speaker, producer
7. “Don’t retire on the job.
The last thing you want
to hear when
announcing your
departure is:
‘Seems like you were
already gone.’”
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MARINA GORBIS
Executive Director,
Institute for the Future
8. “There are rare situations when the opportunity to return to your prior
employer arises and you ask yourself, ‘Is it ever really possible to go
home?’ In my case, it was.”
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ADENA FRIEDMAN
President at Nasdaq
9. “I don’t like to lose valued employees, but I am proud to have given
them the opportunity to grow in their careers and become
even more marketable.”
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KEVIN CHOU
CEO, co-founder at Kabam
10. “Having worked for very large
and professional organizations
my whole life, I have learned
and seen firsthand the value of
being considerate when parting
ways with a company.”
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BILL MCCOMB
Former CEO at Fifth & Pacific
Companies, Inc.
11. “When you make the decision to quit, don't waver. Show good
character by following through on your decisions and proving you
aren't just about the money.”
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J.T. O’DONNELL
CEO, CAREEREALISM
12. “GE and Jack Welch gave
me a second chance and —
thanks to that — I was able to
gain the experiences of a
lifetime.”
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ROBERT NARDELLI
Founder, Chairman &
CEO at XLR-8
13. “The way I see it, quitting isn’t losing.
It’s simply changing direction.”
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ROBERT HERJAVEC
Shark on ABC's Shark Tank, Founder of Herjavec Group,
Bestselling Author, Race Car Driver
14. “Find real meaning in your life
instead of a means to some
financial goal or pleasure.
When you find meaning that
delivers value, art, and helps
others fulfill their own
dreams, you find happiness.”
Read More
JAMES ALTUCHER
Entrepreneur, Author, Angel Investor,
JamesAltucher.com