Guard Your Gates
THE BLOG
Category: Insurance
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On the Radar and Off the Radar: Navigating Career Growth
By Rod Patterson, MBA Every employee who wants to grow eventually discovers a strange tension: being on the radar can accelerate your career, and being off the radar can protect it. Both realities coexist, and both carry consequences. The Power and Price of Being on the Radar When you’re on the radar, leaders see your…
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The Keys to Success I Wish I’d Known Sooner
By Rod Patterson, MBA 3 Keys to Success: Available, Committed, Teachable – Lessons I Wish I’d Learned Sooner I recently had the pleasure of speaking with high school and college scholars at St. John’s University. One of the most thoughtful questions came from a student: “How did you become successful?” My answer? It wasn’t overnight.…
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KEEP HOPE ALIVE
By Rod Patterson, MBA In 1988, I was twenty-two, adrift and feeling defeated.I had just been academically dismissed from the Borough of Manhattan Community College. My dreams felt shattered before they had truly begun. I walked the streets of New York carrying the heavy silence of failure, unsure if I would ever find solid ground…
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Are You a “Toys R Us Kid”?
By Rod Patterson, MBA That old jingle — “I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys R Us kid…” — used to light me up as a little boy. My cousin and I would sing it loud on the subway, laughing like life was simple. Back then, it was just childhood. But as I got…
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The Age of Digital Twins
Rod tackles digital twins. Pros and cons.
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When the Leader is Silent
The Art of Proximity Leadership By Rod Patterson There’s a sacred tension in those moments when the leader is present—but not leading. The team looks for direction. The mission keeps moving. And you, not the voice of the vision, become its echo. This is the art of leading from proximity, not position. Proximity Leadership means:…
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The Success Problem
Overcoming Success By Rod Patterson, MBA The confetti’s long gone. The numbers look good. The trophy’s up on the shelf, catching dust and sunlight. You did it! But somewhere between the applause and the next morning’s coffee, it gets quiet. After a week, that fire in your chest? Dimmed. The goals that used to jolt…
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Don’t Drown at Work
How to Avoid Drowning at Work: Guard Your Gates By Rod Patterson Are you busy or are you buried? The inbox won’t stop. Meetings multiply. Notifications chirp like a thousand birds. And somewhere in the chaos, your actual work, can easily get lost. I’ve been there. That’s why I built a system that helps you…
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Swimming with the Sharks!
How to Swim with the Sharks (Without Becoming Lunch) By Rod Patterson, MBA Let’s be honest—business isn’t a kiddie pool. It’s open water. And some of the folks in it? Sharks, killer whales, and piranhas! But if you’re going to swim with the sharks, you’d better know how to navigate without losing a limb, or…
