Get them to the point quicker
Q. I don’t have time for ramblers who fail to edit themselves. How do I express to someone that the clock is ticking on my attention span?
How to avoid social media whiplash—and keep your job
According to a study done by On Device Research, a market analyst firm, 1 in 10 young job seekers have lost a job opportunity because of their social media profiles. The greatest faux pas or errors will happen when people grow too comfortable and/or confident in the social media environment.
Quiz: Do you really know yourself?
Sometimes the difference between getting ahead as an admin instead of just spinning your wheels is a matter of knowing who you are … and being willing to accept yourself as an imperfect machine that isn’t quite finished.
Instant gratification is rarely good for you
There are many things you miss out on by having everything you want appear instantly, Dianne Wilson writes.
4 ways to utilize feedback
Marjorie M. Mauldin, president of Denver-based Executive Forum and the author of Feedback Revolution, shares these tips on what to do when you’re given the straight dope.
Awesome Admin Q&A: May ’18
Admins answer questions about technology, advice and what’s for lunch.
3 bad salary negotiation strategies
When the chance arises to negotiate your compensation package, says Cory Klupfer, entrepreneur and author of Authentic Negotiating, avoid these three pitfalls.
Please stop! TMI!
Here are the topics that make people feel queasy when you discuss them at work, according to a survey, ranked by the percentage of people who said, “Please don’t talk about that!”
When should you capitalize a title?
Formal titles normally convey a rank or title given to someone based on his or her achievements in academia or his or her authority. When people have formal titles that precede their names, they are always capitalized.
Use one simple chart to perform better
Jay Forte’s trick to get his clients thinking about what is and isn’t working.