Share your OneNotes without compatibility worries
Q. I’m creating a OneNote for an event and want to share it with people, but I don’t think they all have OneNote. Will they be able to work with it?
5 tips for finding a great mentor
Research has shown that having a mentor can help boost your salary and your happiness, so if you don’t have one yet you should be on the hunt for one. Meredith Fineman has had plenty of mentors throughout the course of her career and offers five tips for finding one.
Maintain your own anti-stress toolkit
Keep these common items nearby to fight daily battles with job stress.
Watch how easily messiness becomes a performance problem
Q: “I have to share an office with a very messy colleague. My area is neat and organized, but his side of the room is completely covered with piles and piles of paper. As a result, he frequently misplaces information and fails to meet deadlines. This unsightly mess is so embarrassing that I have stopped bringing clients into the office. I can’t move out, so how do I cope?” Felix
The power of introverts
Jennifer B. Kahnweiler is an Atlanta-based author, speaker and executive coach who has been hailed as a “champion for introverts.” We reached out to her to learn more about the power of introverts in the office.
Google Chrome extensions to try
With the help of a few extensions, you can transform Google Chrome from a mere search engine into a productivity powerhouse, writes Trevor Dobrygoski, who recommends these five.
Learn to speak up and stop being shy
Many people get tongue-tied at work for a variety of reasons: shyness, lack of confidence, a perceived lack of power. But in business, it’s important to share your ideas, and speak out effectively. Fortune’s Anne Fisher answered a reader question about learning to speak up at work and offered these tips.
3 crafty uses for reverse image search
Google Images allows you to drop in a picture to search for similar images and learn more about the contents of your original. Thorin Klosowski offers three smart ways to use this function.
Slide through customs with Global Entry
If your job involves arranging travel for someone who frequently does business overseas, you’ll want to consider encouraging your boss to enroll in the Global Entry program, which makes it easier for travelers returning to the United States to get through customs and be on their way.
Making the best of a demotion
Q: “I recently lost my management position during a reorganization. I was told that my job was being eliminated and that I would be transferred to another department. Eventually I would like to return to a leadership role. When I discussed this with my new boss, he said that once you are placed in a lower-level job, you never get back to your original level. What should I do now?” Feeling Hopeless