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Dealing with a Knowledge Expert
Photo from Wix In my career as a manager, I have had situations where an employee thought they were indispensable and more valuable than...
Daniel Muller
Feb 245 min read
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The Mistake Most Make When Taking on a New Role or Job
The simple summary of this lesson is ‘the six month rule.’ Throughout your career, you will find times where you are entering a new role....
Daniel Muller
Dec 13, 20247 min read
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Strengthening Local Ties: Tips for Growing Your Business Network in Your Community
Here is another guest article from Gloria Martinez. I believe that creating local ties is critical for business growth and especially to...
Daniel Muller
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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From Stagnation to Innovation: A Creative Transformation Guide
Here is another guest article from Gloria Martinez. I believe that innovation is a key capability and skillset that all professionals...
Daniel Muller
Apr 5, 20243 min read
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Sobriety and Success: Balancing Family, Recovery, and Remote Work
Image via Freepik This month’s guest contributor is Gloria Martinez of Womenled.org For parents in recovery, starting a home-based side...
Daniel Muller
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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Discussions with Boomers About My Latest Book
I have recently spoken to a few book clubs and held library signings about my book ‘SEX, DRUGS, ROCK and WAR: The Boomer Generation’ - 14...
Daniel Muller
Mar 13, 20244 min read
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Article Published About Content of My Book
A few days ago, an article was published in USA Today, entitled “For Gen Z, Millennials, the American Dream Feels ‘Impossible’, written...
Daniel Muller
Oct 4, 20232 min read
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Revamp Your Business Strategy: Tips for Becoming Your Own Marketing Department
by Gloria Martinez August's guest contributor is Gloria Martinez, who has provided excellent content and suggestions here in the past. As...
Daniel Muller
Aug 10, 20233 min read
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Entrepreneurship on a Budget: Starting a Business Without Breaking the Bank
Guest Contributor: Gloria Martinez of WomenLed.org Especially if you have a limited budget, establishing a business might be...
Daniel Muller
Jul 25, 20233 min read
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The Friction Between Generations is Growing...... Why?
As you may know, I recently published my second book about the growing conflict between our generations, focused upon talking about the...
Daniel Muller
Jul 18, 20233 min read
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The Value of Fact-Based Analysis
After the first ten years of my career, and landing my first management position, I became friends with a professor at a local...
Daniel Muller
Jul 8, 20225 min read
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The Value of Wisdom, Experience and Age in the Professional World
When I first entered the white-collar world in my first job, like most graduates, I was sure that my employer would see my academic...
Daniel Muller
Jun 9, 20228 min read
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The EHH Factor
(Ethics, Honesty, Humility) In the business world, as in most other situations including family situations, friendships, community, etc.,...
Daniel Muller
May 3, 20227 min read
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Preparation and Time Commitment
I mentioned in my book that I believe that one of my keys to career success was preparation and the amount of time I dedicated to...
Daniel Muller
Mar 4, 20225 min read
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Dress Code for Out of Office Events
As we emerge from two years of Covid and a very different work environment, where working at home became the norm (for some), and working...
Daniel Muller
Mar 4, 20224 min read
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Choosing a Career Direction, and Managing Your Career Throughout Life
As I began my college journey, with all the intimidating life changes that come along with it, one over-riding question always loomed:...
Daniel Muller
Nov 18, 20216 min read
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21 Ideas to Become a Billionaire
This is a bit different than most articles I share. Most of us in the professional world have chosen, or will choose, a career path, then...
Daniel Muller
Sep 28, 202112 min read
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Teamwork vs. Looking Out for Yourself
This topic was one that I finally learned well about mid-career, but it is a lesson that you can encounter at any time in your career....
Daniel Muller
Sep 17, 20217 min read
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Dealing with Messy Situations During Your Career
After 35 years working at my profession, then retiring and starting a new business and becoming an author, I have many memories about...
Daniel Muller
Aug 23, 20214 min read
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So, What Are Your Professional Goals?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/so-what-your-professional-goals-daniel-muller
Daniel Muller
Aug 5, 20211 min read
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Understanding Perceived Differences in University Educations
Assuming the reader is pursuing or has earned a university degree, it is essential that you understand how employers think about...
Daniel Muller
Jul 26, 20217 min read
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Being the Right Kind of Leader/Manager
In the last half of my career especially, I learned how important it was to become the sort of manager/leader that others on the team...
Daniel Muller
Jun 28, 20219 min read
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What Drives All Businesses, and as an Employee, Why Should I Care?
When I was a freshman in college, one of my first business classes was Finance 101, and the first day, the professor introduced himself...
Daniel Muller
Jun 8, 20219 min read
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The Importance of Getting 'Pumped Up' Every Day
Getting Yourself "Pumped-Up"​ Every Day After my first six or seven years working in the white-collar world, I was promoted to my first...
Daniel Muller
May 3, 20216 min read
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What to Focus Upon When the World is Totally Nuts
Needless to say, the past 12 months have been a mess, for obvious reasons. But are the reasons all that obvious? Just in case you are...
Daniel Muller
Feb 27, 20218 min read
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The Socialism vs Capitalism Debate
How Monopolies & Oligopolies are Hurting Competition and Capitalism Last month, I published an article about how recently, polls have...
Daniel Muller
Feb 1, 20218 min read
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Why Socialism and Why Now? (And implications for white-collar workers)
A few days ago, I read about a true story on Twitter that apparently happened in the 1970’s. The story detailed what occurred with a...
Daniel Muller
Jan 3, 202115 min read
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Being More Successful in Interactions with Senior Management
So, you have an upcoming meeting with someone in senior management, and you are scheduled to make a presentation or to speak formally to...
Daniel Muller
Dec 7, 20209 min read
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Critical Success Factors to Become a Great Leader
I recently published an article about how to become a great leader, using four focus areas and the 'leadership pyramid'....
Daniel Muller
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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Career Advice: How to Stay Out of Political Battles Between Leaders
In your professional career, one of the least-discussed challenges is to maintain positive relationships with your peers and leaders. In...
Daniel Muller
Aug 16, 20204 min read
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Behavior at Employer Social Events
I recently published an article discussing the implications of your behavior at employer social events. Enjoy!...
Daniel Muller
Jun 24, 20201 min read
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How to Succeed During Stressful Times While Others Struggle
We have all seen the global pandemic wreak havoc in so many aspects of our lives. We all are concerned with the health of our friends and...
Daniel Muller
Apr 27, 20205 min read
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The Critical Key to Success for Managers or Leaders
I recently published an article about the critical key to success for a manager or leader. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/critical-key-s...
Daniel Muller
Feb 23, 20201 min read
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Get Comfortable with Financial Statements!
I published an article about the importance of thorough understanding of financial statements, as a cornerstone of your career skill...
Daniel Muller
Feb 18, 20201 min read
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The Perils of Focusing on Your Job Only vs. Your Development
I recently published an article about the importance of lifelong learning.
Daniel Muller
Jan 9, 20201 min read
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Tips for Successful International Travel
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tips-successful-international-travel-daniel-muller/
Daniel Muller
Jan 1, 20201 min read
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33 Tips at End of Year for White-Collar Workers
I recently published an article listing 33 key tips for white-collar workers, all of which are discussed at length in my book 'Changing...
Daniel Muller
Dec 19, 20191 min read
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How to Effectively Plan and Run Meetings
I recently published an article on LinkedIn. This is an important topic for both businesses as well as professionals. Link: ...
Daniel Muller
Nov 16, 20191 min read
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Consider Using Video for Important Communications
So, as a last resort, I asked our communications department to help me record a video as a way to communicate to all employees.
Daniel Muller
Oct 4, 20191 min read
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Get a Mentor (or Two!)
I recently published an article on LinkedIn about the importance of having a mentor. This article was excerpted from my new book...
Daniel Muller
Sep 17, 20191 min read
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Find an Emotional Incentive for Your Team
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/find-emotional-incentive-your-team-daniel-muller/
Daniel Muller
Sep 9, 20191 min read
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Avoid Jargon at All Costs!
I recently published an article on LinkedIn about the importance of avoiding jargon on the job. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/white-coll...
Daniel Muller
Sep 3, 20191 min read
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Are White-Collar Workers Feeling Devalued in Today's Economy?
On August 13, Michelle Smith of the Associated Press published an article discussing that many workers feel devalued....
Daniel Muller
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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Tips for Handling Upset Customers in a Professional Environment
"I found that the worst thing I could do with an angry customer was to attempt to solve the problem in that first phone call."
Daniel Muller
Jul 29, 20191 min read
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Preparing for Your Performance Review
I recently published an article about how to prepare for your performance review, on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/preparing...
Daniel Muller
Jul 22, 20191 min read
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Danger! How Political Discussions Can Wreck Your Career
I recently wrote an article about the dangers of political discussions in today's business world. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/danger-h...
Daniel Muller
Jul 8, 20191 min read
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New Article About Taking on a New Role
Read the article I recently published on Linked-In related to the most common mistake that most of us make when taking on a new role!...
Daniel Muller
Jun 20, 20191 min read
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Work-Life Balance
Read the recent article I wrote on Linked-In, regarding how to improve your work-life balance. This includes excerpts from the book and...
Daniel Muller
Jun 13, 20191 min read
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Read the article I published on LinkedIn: A debate about blue-collar and white-collar terms!
There was a recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggesting that blue-collar and white-collar terms are no longer relevant. I respond!
Daniel Muller
May 7, 20191 min read
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Improve Your Communications Skills
My book reviewed ways to enhance your communications in the white collar world, as well as to know when to 'bite your lip'. Contrary to...
Daniel Muller
Apr 22, 20191 min read
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