7 tips for managing up
Managing up is an important skill for admins at every level to master. Melba Duncan, president of The Duncan Group and author of The New Executive Assistant, offers these seven tips to help you improve your ability.
Category: Career
Start each day off in a productive way
Making a few small changes to your morning routine can give you a serious boost of productivity, writes John Brandon, an Inc. contributing editor. He suggests doing these eight things at the start of each day.
Are some behaviors holding you back?
If your career is stalling, or you want to put yourself in the best position possible to receive a raise or promotion, it’s time to look hard at yourself and the things you do.
1-Minute Strategies: April ’15
Meeting icebreaker: Try ‘Guess My Lie’ … Take the “Hi” road … Seek insight from peers, not just superiors or mentors.
Make your commute … longer?
One method of dealing with stress to consider is to put an end to the mad rush that makes your trip to work an unconstructive blur of fighting with traffic and looking at the clock. The longer your commute, the more likely you are to reach a state of calm and truly unwind; more miles […]
Your calendar = better networking
Do you find networking a challenge? Perhaps your calendar can help, writes Dave Delaney in The Tennessean.
5 ways to manage work-related stress
April is National Stress Awareness Month, making it a good time to take stock of how you feel at work and figure out if you’re dealing with stress properly so you don’t burn out or wear yourself down.
Save face when you mess up
How you react after making a mistake can establish you as an accountable stand-up employee—or a shirker who dodges responsibility.
Work fitness into your lunch break
Think you don’t have time to work out over lunch? Think again, says Amir Khan, health and wellness reporter for U.S. News & World Report.
Hang tough and follow through
During a recent Q&A, actor Kevin Costner offered his rules for living.