Quiz: Do you and your boss communicate?
If you sometimes suffer from communication breakdowns, here is a quick true/false quiz that can help pinpoint the cause.
1-Minute Strategies: December ’18
When “new” and “final” have no meaning … Test-drive your new favorite font … Birds in Gilbert, Minnesota might get FUIs … Cuba’s intelligence service might want to try some new techniques … Do you have “Snapchat dysmorphia”?
What do you do when the best manager ever leaves?
Question: “For the last eight years I’ve been working with a terrific boss, and she just told me she’s leaving for a new job. What’s worse is that I know her replacement, and things are clearly just never going to be the same. How do you cope when you suddenly meet a reality like this?” – Bronwyn, Providence, RI
Sound Bites: November ’18
Cut the repetition … Keep them from tossing your card … Practicing small talk … Is the 5-second rule for real?
4 time-saving hacks for Instagram
Do you love Instagram? Try these tips to make it even easier and less time-consuming to use.
Heed the whisper of intuition
Begrudgingly, I opened my eyes and emerged treading water in a sea of dizzy confusion. Disoriented and light-headed, I focused on slow, deep breaths to alleviate the pain. My vision was blurry, but the room came slowly back into focus as I scanned the sterile hospital walls for the loud-ticking clock. It was 2:30 a.m.
Avoid these 4 logical pitfalls
Do you want to take your thought processes to a higher level? When you are meeting with your boss or a colleague, do you want to solve the right problem instead of the wrong one? Remember these fallacies.
Mysteriously fired? Spot the red flags
Q: “After ten years in my job, I was called into my boss’s office and informed that I was being fired. He said they were “no longer confident in my ability to complete the project.” This came as a total surprise, because I had always received positive performance reviews. I can’t understand how my employer could be so heartless. Shouldn’t they have told me what I was doing wrong and given me a chance to improve? Do I have any legal recourse?” Blindsided
Who’s really making all those tough calls?
Avoid falling prey to the most common lie leaders tell themselves—that they allow people below them to make decisions—by analyzing four or five of the most important “group” decisions made recently. You might be surprised by how often it was really you who charted the course, and possibly stifled the team in doing so. — […]
How to recognize gaslighting
The term “gaslighting” has been popping up in the news lately. Here’s what it means and how to determine if you are a victim.