Patience pays off for this admin
Laura Golonka, the executive assistant to the president of Combined Insurance in Chicago, says patience and persistence are among the most important qualities she has developed in more than 30 years as an admin.
Category: Career
Enhance social skills with 3 easy tricks
Intelligence and technical skills can move you through your career, but people who also have social skills and likability tend to make more money. If you’re shy or anxious in social settings, here’s some advice for becoming more likable at work.
How to react to negative feedback
Although everyone likes to hear compliments and accolades, you learn more from criticism. If you can properly accept constructive criticism, you’ll be able to grow and move your career forward.
1-Minute Strategies: July ’17
A tip for better small talk … Give small projects their own to-do list … Time to chat? Nope! … Flying cars and transportation pods are finally here … Your favorite color may not always be your favorite … Multiple languages, multiple feelings?
Kids… and a job… without going crazy?
Working outside the home and raising children at the same time can be a challenge, but there are ways to do both successfully, says computer programmer and productivity blogger L.J. Earnest.
Is it them, or is it me? The problem co-worker quiz
This one’s real simple to score—just circle every question to which you answer “False.” Circle it again … and then again … and then one more time. And then take a moment to think…
10 office faux pas you’ve committed for the last time
We made these mistakes so you don’t have to.
4 habits that hold you back
These habits can seriously undermine your professionalism, destroy your workplace relationships and prevent you from moving up the ladder.
You may be your career’s worst enemy
The way we work has changed significantly in recent years, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of opportunities out there, even in this new economy, says J.T. O’Donnell, writing for Inc. Here are some bad habits that may be holding you back.
Career tips from the Girl Scouts
The nearly two million Girl Scouts continually find clever ways of tempting us with their delicious cookies each spring. Their tactics are so good you can use some of their business savvy in your own career.