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You are fired VS You are dismissed

I have never really been dismissed from things that mattered to me - I may have had a dismissal from a relationship of two (being dumped), but nothing really concrete. So - it always affects me when I have to dismiss a person that is not fullfilling their end of the bargain - it's like your bank not working for you, when the time comes, you have to part ways. Sitting and preparing for a dismissal - I find a lot of questions coming to mind, questions I think the dismissee may want answers to.  As always a victim during these sort of transactions - the dismissee would want clarity on how they have gotten to this point and how it was my fault (to my experience, it's never their doing - no act is a heinous as this) So I have a few things that make it comfortable for me - for as much as the dismissee is a victim, I too, am a victim of their actions, actions that have led to this point.  I almost always try to do this on a Friday or towards the end of a work week. I f

Changing Lanes

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Classic entrepreneurial education theory outlines key elements or traits of an entrepreneur – various qualities that can lead to success in entrepreneurship. The one I have grappled with the most, while studying was: Tolerance of Ambiguity. At the time of learning this, I did not fully understand what it means, sure the words are easy to decipher and I had gotten the definition, but understanding this key trait seemed to allude me. One explanation of this was; this trait is the definition of risk-taking—the ability to withstand the fear of uncertainty and potential failure. “It all boils down to being able to successfully manage fear,” notes Michael Sherrod, entrepreneur-in-residence at the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. In my experience – I have come to understand this trait requirement, for this is a really required trait if you want to become successful in the long run. If you take the example of changing lanes when driving – the safe thing