by Mike Duke | Apr 24, 2018 | Mike Duke, Success, Successful People, Your Career
Way back in the 1920’s Andrew Carnegie was one of the most famous millionaires in America. He owned the Bethlehem Steel Company which produced rails for the American railroads. Carnegie employed as his chief executive a man named William Schwab, whose ability in...
by Mike Duke | Mar 13, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Leadership, Mike Duke
Before I get into how to evaluate poor performers, let me start with how to avoid having a poor performer situation. Start by hiring the right people. Did you know that if you hire the wrong people nothing works. None of your people strategies will work. Training...
by Mike Duke | Aug 21, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Job Success, Mike Duke, Success, Successful People, Your Career
I bet you spend more time planning your vacation than you do planning your life. A few years ago my wife and I planned a two week vacation. I think a good vacation is to get in the car and drive in any direction and stop and see whatever comes up…hoping that it will...
by Mike Duke | Jul 24, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Job Success, Mike Duke, Success, Successful People, Your Career
All Success Principles Summed Up in 4 Words. I like to take things that are complex and boil them down to their most simple truth. So, I tried to take all the success principles and kept narrowing them down until I had only four things left. If you do these four...
by Mike Duke | Jul 10, 2017 | Job Success, Mike Duke, Success, Successful People
If you are going to be a goal setter or a person that consciously chooses the direction of your life rather than “Sleep Walking” your way through life, then it is very important to understand this principle: Success is not achieving a goal, it is the progress toward...
by Mike Duke | Jan 16, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Job Success, Mike Duke, Success, Successful People
If You Want Behavior Change out of Your Goal Setting read on… One study by Statistic Brain, which analyzed New Year’s goals, shows that very few people achieve their goals. They claim that just 9% of people achieve their New Year’s goals, with an amazing 91% that end...
