Let Outlook redirect those RSVPs
Q. I want to send an email invitation to an event, but I want the RSVP responses sent to my assistant. Can I do this?
Using your network for referrals
A great personal network isn’t necessarily one with a lot of connections—it’s one with quality connections who will refer clients to you or endorse you in a way that helps advance your career, says Joanne Black, author of No More Cold Calling.
Coming out on top when you mess up
Mistakes can be a valuable learning opportunity and a chance to boost your career, says author and consultant Jay Heinrichs, who recommends these four steps.
Psychologists’ secrets to productivity
“If you plan to do an unrealistic number of tasks, you’ll end up dreading the day ahead,” psychologist Alice Boyes writes. How to beat procrastination and maximize productivity? Here’s what the experts say.
Teach yourself the way children do
When confronted with a new software program, give yourself a day to just click every button and “break things” before you start hitting tutorials or a manual. You’ll accidentally discover valuable tools and feel less pressure to learn.
Who’s keeping an eye on your rep?
Who’s keeping an eye on your rep? As the Internet, social media, and the 24-hour news cycle gain ever more power to bring instant PR hits and lingering image woes to companies and leaders, more of them are turning to outside “reputation management” experts to audit how they’re perceived. Major law firms like Deloitte are […]
Social media eroding workplace privacy?
AVG Technologies Digital Diaries project looks at how social networks affect people’s work lives. A study released as part of the project included 4,000 people in 10 countries and found that more than half felt that workplace privacy has decreased with the proliferation of social media networks.
Turn criticism into positive feedback
Criticism can actually help your career, if you let it. Keep this in mind: The boss who heaps phony praise on everybody isn’t doing you any favors. It’s the one who takes time to dole out feedback who’s helping move your career forward.
Stop just short of filing charges when a boss steps way over the line
Q: “My manager suggested several times that I should not leave my purse on my desk, because it could easily be stolen. Last week, my purse went missing. I asked my manager if she took it, but she said no. I cancelled my credit cards and called the police to file a report. At that point, my boss admitted taking the purse off my desk. She feels she had every right to do this in order to prove her point. I have considered filing theft charges if my manager isn’t held accountable. What do you think?” Victimized Employee
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