What’s your work personality?
If you have a work personality that clashes with others, you won’t get very far, says Shane Atchison, CEO at creative agency Possible.
Category: Career
Asking for a promotion? Be prepared
Heather Huhman, founder and president of Come Recommended, suggests taking these steps a month before you decide to pop the question.
10 steps toward self-confidence
You know this already: It takes confidence to advance. You also know that self-confidence can be hard to hang onto. Luckily, you can learn to feel confident.
Overconfidence can benefit your career
Research shows overconfidence can raise your status even if you don’t have the skills to back it up. A paper on the subject by Jessica Kennedy of Vanderbilt University and Cameron Anderson and Don Moore of UC Berkeley attempts to explain this phenomenon.
What great admins do well
Bonnie Low-Kramen, author of Be the Ultimate Assistant, explains six things that make assistants good at their jobs and irreplaceable to their employers.
Admin Checkup: Take control of your time
Most of us have had periods at work where it seems all we’re doing is putting out fires and dealing with interruptions. But when those occasional periods turn into everyday experience, it can lead quickly to burnout. Take this quiz and see how well you cope.
‘Corporate athletes’ understand balance
Here are three types of balance to bring to your life to harmonize your body and mind and boost work performance.
Stop rumination from ruining your day
Focusing on bad feelings and experiences from the past can be a barrier to your present and future success. So, how do you stop it?
Quiz: Do you misuse these phrases?
Many misused words and phrases have beÂÂcome so common they’re now inÂÂcluded in some dictionaries, but they once had correct usages. Here’s a list of phrases you might be saying wrong.
Overconnected and need a disconnect?
You’re not alone if you find yourself needing to “digitally detox” and come up with creative ways to ban digital devices from parts of your life. Caroline Tell, The New York Times, came up with a few ways to do it.