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Allen Plunkett
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Feb 11

I wrote a post on LinkedIn a couple of weeks ago that was — BY FAR — the most popular post I have…

I wrote a post on LinkedIn a couple of weeks ago that was — BY FAR — the most popular post I have ever written. It was about my old boss and it was very unflattering. The last two weeks, I have thought about and struggled with that post. Struggled…

Leadership

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I wrote a post on LinkedIn a couple of weeks ago that was — BY FAR — the most popular post I have…
I wrote a post on LinkedIn a couple of weeks ago that was — BY FAR — the most popular post I have…
Leadership

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Feb 1

Tough Questions, Tougher Answers

Why are you looking for a new role? What happened with the last role you were in to prompt a move? Why the gap in employment? What sort of income are you looking to replace? What are your references going to say about you? Talk about personal questions! These are…

Interviews And Insights

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Tough Questions, Tougher Answers
Tough Questions, Tougher Answers
Interviews And Insights

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Jan 31

Why Silence Isn’t Always a Bad Thing

In sales, you leave a lot of voicemails and send a lot of emails. Many of them go unanswered. When they are ‘cold’ reach-outs, it is likely that most of them will go unanswered. What about the people you do know? The people you have a relationship with, those who…

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Why Silence Isn’t Always a Bad Thing
Why Silence Isn’t Always a Bad Thing

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Jan 16

At what age do you think you are going to die?

At what age do you think you are going to die? This was asked at my very first meeting with my #StrategicCoach group in Chicago last fall. I am one of those people who thinks about their own death a lot and I wrote down the number rather quickly. I…

Memento Mori

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At what age do you think you are going to die?
At what age do you think you are going to die?
Memento Mori

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Sep 23, 2022

What does it take to truly become an expert?

“Ego is the Enemy” is one of my favorite Ryan Holiday books. Actually, it is one of my favorite books period. For someone who struggles with the practice of humility, I was excited when my practice of journaling this week demanded that humility was my focus for the week. It…

Humility

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Humility

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Jul 21, 2022

Would you rather?

Would you rather? is a game that I first heard being played by my then 13-year-old son when he was having a sleep over. “Would you rather have a mansion or a private jet?”, “would you rather be tall and run very slow or be short but incredibly fast?”, …

Would You Rather

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Would you rather?
Would you rather?
Would You Rather

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May 7, 2017

What not to do: a leadership lesson from Delta Airlines

This video has over 40 million views on Facebook alone and has caused a lot of questions about the airlines, their ability to continually generate bad press for themselves and, for me anyway, shines a light on a huge problem — bad training of future leaders. If you don’t want…

Leadership

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Leadership

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Feb 4, 2017

I’m really busy (way busier than you). I mean, like, really, really busy.

I remember a conversation with an employee at Park Central Mall in downtown Phoenix some 13 years ago. I don’t recall the specifics of that talk, but I do remember that it ended with, “let’s stop telling people that we are ‘busy’ because it essentially means that we don’t have…

Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship

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Jan 23, 2017

Happiness for some — a source of jealousy for others

Since I am not a psychiatrist I don’t know what these personality traits are called, why they exist, how they can be altered or if people easily recognize them when they have them. Maybe it’s straight up jealousy and part of being human. If I fall into the tougher of…

Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship

4 min read

Allen Plunkett

Allen Plunkett

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Founder of Phoenix Staff, Inc. http://www.phoenixstaff.com, CIO Breakfast events in Austin, Phx and Vegas and Phoenix Staff Charities

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