Where to turn for leadership growth
Learning how to be a good leader is a process. Ginny Soskey, writing at HubSpot, cites resources you can turn to for help.
Category: Career
How to gain respect in your workplace
When trying to move up in your company, remember your abilities are not the only thing that get you promoted—respect from your peers and boss play a major part as well. Sam Becker, writing at CheatSheet, says gaining respect can start with simple changes to your behavior.
Shake off a bad first impression
Bad first impressions are hard to shake. Getting off on the wrong foot with a co-worker or a boss means it could take a while before they see you the way you want to be seen. Dorie Clark, writing in the Harvard Business Review, suggests ways to overcome a bad impression and change others’ perceptions of you.
1-Minute Strategies: August ’16
Eye contact; mindfullness; warm water
The right habits to landing that promotion
When trying to land a promotion, it is vital to watch all of your workplace habits. Your higher-ups notice what you do around the office, and bad work habits could cost you.
3 tactics to getting back on track
It is better to realize you are stuck and unable to move forward on a big task than it is to avoid it.
5 tips to stand out at work
We all want to make a good impression at work. It’s paramount to our success that we give dedicated thinking time to how we are accomplishing that goal.
Can’t sleep? 4 foods can help
A good night’s sleep is said to be essential for success, but sometimes it is difficult to obtain.
Finding your work-life balance
Technology today means that even when we are off the clock, we can quickly be connected back to the workplace with a text message or email.
Investment banker Oren Klaff on how to pitch anything
Oren Klaff has a strong background in deal-making, having worked for 12 years in investment banking. He says this has given him insight into the psychology of pitching ideas and how people accept those pitches.