Why you aren’t moving up the ladder
You’ve been a loyal, hardworking employee for years and haven’t seen a promotion. You may have one or more of these common professional problems, writes Alison Green:
Year: 2012
Co-workers judging what you wear?
Only 3% of American office workers don’t care what their co-workers wear to work each day, according to a survey by Adecco. Everyone else is prepared to think less of people who commit office fashion faux pas.
Are you ready to get ‘profersonal’?
“Profersonalism is about letting go of the idea that we can put our lives into neat little boxes. It’s about categorizing activities instead of people,” says Jason Seiden, CEO of Ajax Social Media. What does that mean in the context of an administrative professional’s career?
“What do you do?”
“What do you do?” Be prepared for this question before you head to any networking event because you’ll likely be asked dozens of times. Try to answer within 30 seconds, including the reason why people should care about your work.
4 ways to speak up and share your ideas, opinions
You’re intelligent. You’re competent. You get the job done. But is anyone noticing your great qualities and skills? The quickest way to make sure they do is to speak up and share your ideas and opinions.
Pain-free filing for one and all
Record-keeping policies and privacy laws may force some duplication of effort, but you can propose more efficient ways to store documents after reviewing your files with these goals in mind.
Pump up productivity with your iPad
The iPad can be a great tool for getting things done at work, especially if you move from place to place and operate on the go all day, Jill Duffy writes in PC Magazine. Here are the essentials.
Surviving life with a bad boss
As nice as it would be for bosses to be superhuman, they’re just like everyone else. Some are competent and compassionate; others are inept and inconsiderate. Some tactics for toughing it out with a bad boss:
Count your occupational blessings
Question: “I am upset and frustrated by the favoritism in my company. Some managers make employees follow the rules, while they allow people in other departments to be very disruptive. They sing, shout, chatter constantly, use foul language and dress inappropriately. During my 12 years here, I have always enjoyed my job and received good performance reviews. The pay is excellent, and I get along well with management. If I start over somewhere else, I will lose seniority and vacation time. However, this unfairness keeps me feeling emotionally drained, and sometimes I think I should just leave.” Distressed
1-Minute Strategies: September ’12
Remove distractions to boost your productivity … Quantify your value … Save your boss time with mobile printing … Connect via LinkedIn groups.