5 tactics for taming your temper
Work can be frustrating, but you don’t want to lose your temper, writes author and etiquette expert Jacqueline Whitmore, who suggests five ways to keep your cool.
Take a skill review
We’re about to be inundated with “year-in-review” stories from nearly every media outlet. Follow their lead and conduct your own review for the previous 12 months.
Remembering your 20s helps your career
We all have moments where the future of our careers feels unclear. Fortunately, the answers can often be found in your own past, says Doug Campbell, executive coach and author of The 16-28 Solution.
Who’s benefiting from the tube?
Got a TV on in the break room at work? Letting it default to a news channel unfortunately gives people passing through a quick dose of the tension, controversy and cynicism going on in the world 24/7, turning conversation quickly toward terrible things are. What workplace needs that? Think about turning on something like a […]
Smoothing the way from bud to boss
Things change when you get promoted and go from being just another employee to a manager above your former peers. To make the move as smooth as possible, take this advice from leadership experts rounded up by Time reporter Daniel Bortz.
An attention-getting email ploy
When we see the letters Re: in front of a subject line, our first instinct is often to think that someone is replying to our message, and so we’re liable to take a quick look. Marketers will often insert those letters to increase their email open rates, so you might want to consider this sly […]
Unappreciated and even resented at work–but who’s the problem here?
Q: “Although I work extremely hard, I get almost no appreciation. In fact, my entire team seems to resent my working style. My clients are not happy with me, and neither is my boss. The human resources manager has also mentioned that I have a problem. This is the second time I’ve been in this situation, so I’m afraid I might be fired. I would like to talk to my boss about it, but I don’t know how to initiate the conversation. How can I fix this?“
6 traits of true professionals
What makes someone a professional? Is it an advanced degree and typically white-collar job? No, says management and leadership expert Dan McCarthy. Professionalism is a quality everyone can display.
5 phrases you should avoid saying
Being an effective admin requires stellar communication skills. By paying attention to language and words that could undermine your reputation, you build influential relationships, writes Lolly Daskal, president and CEO of Lead From Within. Here are five phrases to avoid.
3 ‘Who knew?!’ time-saving Word tips
Here are three tips to save you time and pain from all that clicking and dragging.