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Depending on how deeply you or your organization is entrenched in Microsoft or Google technology, you will look to different types of note-taking apps to meet your needs. Let’s review and compare three popular (or soon-to-be popular) offerings.
When a friend loses his or her job, your first instinct will likely be to jump in with employment recommendations and other advice on what to do next. Keep in mind, though, that immediately after a layoff, someone is likely to feel like everybody has suddenly become their mom and dad, chiding them to do […]
Q: “I recently learned that my manager may be planning to replace me. A fellow member called to inquire about an opening here after he saw an ad on the association website. I told him that I wasn’t aware of any vacancies, but when I looked up the ad, I essentially found my own job description under a different title. I can’t believe my boss thought I wouldn’t find out about this. Should I talk to him? Or should I just apply for my own job?” —Betrayed
Have you been taught to “sandwich” constructive criticism between two positive statements? I think this is a distasteful way of delivering feedback, and here’s why.
If you aren’t advancing as you’d like and it seems like your career is going nowhere, here are four possible reasons and solutions, offered by executive coach Joel Garfinkle, author of Getting Ahead: Three Steps to Take Your Career to the Next Level.
Eliminate communication patterns that broadcast weakness, and you’ll be on your way to becoming a force in the office. Example: If you need something, tell, don’t ask. The more deferential you are, the more you’ll be treated as someone who’s weak. Say, “I need the budget figues by 2 p.m.,” not “Could you send the […]
Talking about yourself and your accomplishments can be risky business. You don’t want to sell you or your work short, but coming off as pompous or clichéd can be bad for business, writes Jeff Haden for Inc.com.