Some don’ts to embrace
Often it’s not the do’s that make us better. Here are some don’ts that are just as important to hold on to.
How to make friends in a new town
It happens to us all at some point: We become unmoored—hopefully because of a fabulous new job!—and suddenly our support system is nowhere in sight. As soon as you track down the grocery store, go into action to get that system back in place.
Handle work while grieving
The loss of someone close may seem doubly hard when you walk into a workplace that isn’t there to comfort you. Here are some tips.
Fun with the Giant Dictionary: September ’17
In which we open to a random part of a 2,500-page old-school dictionary to discover etymological gold.
Virtual assistant, real benefits
Melissa Smith, who’s based in Georgia, founded The PVA, a virtual assistant staffing company, and wrote Hire the Right Virtual Assistant. She has also created a virtual assistant training course.
Combine video and text to train
We asked experts for their take on teaching computer software, and the consensus is that a mix of video and written instructions are best.
5 career myths you need to ditch
So-called conventional wisdom leads you to believe too blindly about what it takes to succeed. Stop automatically believing these five myths.
1-Minute Strategies: September ’17
Exercise before a stressful event … Knock out “fake work” … Look before you leap … Cut out filler words … But can squirrels play fetch? … The man behind the sign … Setting an example at the supermarket … Where will you be working when the robots take over?
Back away from the keyboard — email isn’t the place to decry a boss
Q: “After joining this company six weeks ago, I quickly learned that my new boss is a tyrant. ‘Doug’ constantly makes insulting and demeaning remarks, to the point that I am almost in tears every day. I am considering sending the vice president an email with the truth about Doug, but I’m afraid this might backfire. What do you think?”
Score one for being messy
A new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota found that experiment participants in both tidy rooms and messy ones contributed the same number of ideas for new uses for pingpong balls, but the ideas from people in the messy rooms were rated as more interesting and creative when evaluated by impartial judges. “Disorderly […]