Words are too long–let’s shorten them!
Knowing the difference between the types of phrase shorteners can help you use them correctly in writing.
Patience pays off for this admin
Laura Golonka, the executive assistant to the president of Combined Insurance in Chicago, says patience and persistence are among the most important qualities she has developed in more than 30 years as an admin.
Enhance social skills with 3 easy tricks
Intelligence and technical skills can move you through your career, but people who also have social skills and likability tend to make more money. If you’re shy or anxious in social settings, here’s some advice for becoming more likable at work.
Which to-do list method works for you?
If the top item on your to-do list reads “Organize to-do list,” you know how difficult they can be to manage. Is there a secret formula for a great to-do list?
5 traits of the highly organized
While everyone has their own methods for staying organized, there are some common traits highly organized people share. Here are some traits you can adopt to become more organized.
How to react to negative feedback
Although everyone likes to hear compliments and accolades, you learn more from criticism. If you can properly accept constructive criticism, you’ll be able to grow and move your career forward.
1-Minute Strategies: July ’17
A tip for better small talk … Give small projects their own to-do list … Time to chat? Nope! … Flying cars and transportation pods are finally here … Your favorite color may not always be your favorite … Multiple languages, multiple feelings?
When a co-worker becomes your boss … and not the good kind
Q: “I have become very disillusioned with my manager. ‘Brian’ and I worked well together as peers for several years, collaborating on a variety of successful projects, until a new CEO promoted me and demoted him. Recently, that CEO was replaced by a guy who worked with Brian twenty years ago. Now he has decided to make Brian my boss. Unfortunately, Brian has turned out to be an ineffective manager who doesn’t want me to have any visibility. Some trusted colleagues have shown me emails in which he takes credit for my work. Brian praises me to my face, but apparently does not share these positive comments with higher-level executives. I’m starting to feel that leaving is my only choice. What’s your advice?”
Leave that mistake in the rearview mirror
Not only will admitting an error make you seem bigger in the eyes of your colleagues, but it’s absolutely the fastest way to cruise right on past it, reducing stress and clearing your mind. Make a confession your first order of business even if there’s a clear way out of trouble. Then consider buying yourself […]
Kids… and a job… without going crazy?
Working outside the home and raising children at the same time can be a challenge, but there are ways to do both successfully, says computer programmer and productivity blogger L.J. Earnest.