Wield the 6 principles of influence
âBeing Indispensableâ podcast host Liz Van Vliet applies Dr. Robert Cialdiniâs principles to an EAâs role.
1- Minute Strategies: December ’19
Become a better speller … Maybe your little mistake wasnât that bad after all … Is it spam? … Aim for âdesktop zeroâ … The dark history of coffee … Having plants around does indeed boost your productivity … Play idiom bingo!
A simple fix for a chilly office
Instead of suffering in a cold cubicle all winter, or becoming that employee who always complains about the thermostat, consider dropping a few dollars on an electric heating pad that you can drape across the back of your chair. It’s cheaper, safer and less clunky than a space heater, and you may soon get addicted […]
Keep your composure: Hereâs how
Composure is one of the best qualities you can have. When you remain composed, you stay in control of your emotions and the situation, leading you to make better decisions. When you feel yourself losing your cool, use one of these techniques.
Win first impressions in business with your social media headshot
With 70% of hiring managersâand nearly half of B2B buyersâvisiting social media profiles, itâs important to watch how you present yourself online.
Whoâs on your âreinvention boardâ?
Is it time for a new job? What about a whole new career? Sound daunting? In the book The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention, author Pamela Mitchell walks us through the process of career reinvention.
5 tips make deadlines mean something
There are reasons why deadlines are difficult to hold, keep and enforce. By taking a look at some positive approaches, we can better use them to accomplish our goals.
In praise of the paraphrase
One of the most overlooked tools in clear communication is the paraphraseâsummarizing what youâve just heard so that you confirm you understood what the other person just said. This is such a simple, basic aspect of communicating effectively, but so often people ignore it, and it leads to all kinds of problems down the line.
Great icebreaker: Defend your side
Toss out an innocuous question and have everyone physically divide into sides.
3 Outlook conundrums, solved
What kind of access do I need to manage someone elseâs calendar? … My IT folks wonât let me set up a meeting with no end date. How can I override or work around this? … Can I export a task list from Outlook to Planner?