1-Minute Strategies: January ’16
For your next brainstorming meeting, ditch the table … Quit worrying about short emails from your boss … Being on time makes you more productive.
Category: Career
The 6 most lucrative administrator jobs
The role of an administrative professional is evolving, with job-holders in a wide range of fields taking on more responsibility. Here are some of the best-paying administrator jobs available, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
4 resolutions to boost your HR career in 2017
The start of a new year is a great time to focus on self-improvement. We reached out to career experts for their advice on how to achieve four career-enhancing New Year’s resolutions in 2017.
How to become a better listener
Coonoor Behal, founder of Mindhatch, a business and customer insights firm that uses improv training and design thinking, offers these tips.
6 admin workplace trends for 2016
48% of senior managers said #1 on the list had the greatest impact on administrative professionals’ jobs in the past year … and it’s only getting more intense.
Workplace tips for millennials
The workplace can be hard to navigate for millennials, especially when you’re working to dispel common myths about your generation. Here are some ways to disprove the common misconceptions and advance in the workplace in your 20s.
Enjoy conferences without attending
Sometimes, you can’t make it to every conference in your industry, but that’s OK; you can still stay involved.
4 ways to combat secondhand stress
New York Times best-selling author Shawn Achor and former national CBS News anchor Michelle Gielan report: “Researchers Howard Friedman and Ronald Riggio from the University of California, Riverside, found that if someone in your visual field is anxious and highly expressive—either verbally or nonverbally—there’s a high likelihood you’ll experience those emotions as well, negatively impacting your brain’s performance.”
Maximize your coaching experience
According to Dawn Pons, the leader of North American executive development for EY (formerly Ernst & Young), “Coaching now is about fine-tuning the talents of people who’ve been identified as rising leaders.” Here are some tips for excelling in the coaching experience.
How to get better, and more, contacts
As more people experience frequent job changes, it’s important to have a large personal network you can call on to help you, says Karen Wickre, a self-proclaimed connector and networking guru. Here are her tips for building great contacts over time.