Category: Personal Development

Question: With my director’s guidance, I manage our vendor contracts—including new SOWs, the PO issuance process, vendor invoicing and a department budget for vendors. This never ends, so isn’t this still considered a “project”?

Ask yourself how you provide value to your organization … The true meaning of your communication … Build your career portfolio to promote your accomplishments

Question: How do you draw out a truly shy employee who seems hesitant to even make eye contact, much less engage in a morning hello or real conversation?

An admin wrote in with this tip to quiet the world … If you don’t know, don’t pretend … Stop apologizing to yourself about the staycation

Increasing productivity and mastering keyboard shortcuts walk hand in hand. The education company known as Brainscape has even created a formula to reveal how much time people lose while working on the computer without them—64 hours per year! Here are a variety of keyboard tricks that can help you save valuable time.

Whether you’re already working in the remote industry or you’re considering making the switch, these three tips can put you on the fast track to success.

As someone who is always wanting to know what you want to know in the area of technology, I often scan social media, for your questions, rants and raves. One of the most intoxicating sentiments is “I need help!” The world of social media, where help can be a click away, is a good spot to send up a flare.

Question: How do you know when it’s time to stop trying to invent coping mechanisms for work stress, and start planning an exit strategy from the job that’s giving it to you?

Too often, we assume innovative ideas and meaningful changes require a blank slate. However, creative progress is rarely the result of throwing out all previous ideas and innovations and completely re-imagining the world. It is a process of iterating and expanding upon ideas that have already worked.