Strategic planning about strategic plans

What is your strategy for creating a strategic plan?
Your Rant: I’ve never been part of a strategic planning process. What can you do to come up with a well thought out plan?
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Have you ever woken up during a road trip only to find your surroundings looking very similar to the scenery you passed hours [...]

Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

What is your strategy for deciding if you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur?
Your Rant: I’m tired of all of the corporate b.s. so I’m thinking about going out on my own. But a friend says I’d never make it in business for myself because I don’t have the temperament. How can I [...]

Help! I’m going to jump (into my own business)!

What’s your strategy for starting a business?
Your Rant: I’ve finally decided to leave the corporate world.  What do I need to know to create my own business?
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It’s a big leap from a cubicle to your own business, so it’s wise to prepare. And when it comes to being prepared, the Danish army takes [...]

Fork in the road-which career path do I choose?

What’s your strategy for choosing a career?
Your Rant: I’ve been working at the same job since I was nineteen. I’m ready to do something else, but I don’t know what. How can you figure out what you should do when you grow up? 
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Anyone with a pet knows that animals dream. But what about? [...]

Risk and reward, should I join a start-up?

What are your strategies for deciding if you should go to work for a start up?
Your Rant: I got a call from a start-up that wants to lure me away from my Fortune 50. The package they offered sounds good, but I’m gun shy-especially given how the market is doing.
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Thirteen-year-old Michael Adams is [...]

Now or Never-A business of my own

When and how would you decide to start your own business?
Your Rant: I just took my company up on its offer of a buy-out package. Now I’m struggling to decide if I want to do the corporate thing again or if I should use some of the money to start my own business
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Your letter [...]

What, not who–get ahead through information interviews

What are your strategies for finding out more about a job or career that intrigues you?
Your Rant: I’ve been going out on a lot of interviews. I work really hard at them and I feel like I’ve got a good track record to show off, but I haven’t found a job yet.

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I recently learned [...]

Future Shock–deciding what you should do next

What are your strategies for deciding what you should do next?
Your Rant: I’m burnt out on my current job. I’ve explored a few other options but nothing really clicks. I need help figuring out what’s next.
911 Repair,
If only finding a new career were as easy as visiting Maria Niino! Maria’s known in Japan as [...]

Moonlighting–finding the time to start a new business

What are your strategies for finding the time to start a new business?
Your Rant: I’ve got a great idea for a business, but I’m stuck with a full-time job that I need to pay my bills. Where do entrepreneurs find the time to start new ventures?
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If you can spare the time, let me [...]

Money Pit–deciding if you should invest in a business

What are your strategies for deciding if you should invest in a business?
Your Rant: A friend wants to dump most of his life savings into a “business opportunity” that I fear is a scam. I’ve encouraged him to look up the franchise with the Better Business Bureau. What else should I encourage him to do? [...]