Having self-doubt on the job? Don’t obsess over it. Some otherwise capable employees sabotage themselves by finding patterns that aren’t really there, telling themselves that they “always mess up when the pressure’s on.”
Q: “A young man employed with our company has admitted to having a drinking problem. Although ‘Robbie’ performs his duties well and gets along with everyone, he has a lot of absences. My hope is that he can get himself straightened out, but he has apparently never sought treatment for his drinking. As his employer, is there anything I can do to help?” Supportive Boss
You want to improve yourself, but who has time to read all of those self-help books? Never fear, the staff at New York Magazine did the work for you and summarized the key advice contained in some of the best.
Learn to master keyboard shortcuts with the help of KeyRocket … Network your way to knowing everyone you want … Access files from anywhere with Microsoft SkyDrive … Shift the focus of social activities from food to fitness.
Editors remove all the unnecessary words from texts they revise. In a similar way, you should practice making your statements in the fewest possible words so that your message is unmistakable.
Your audience won’t remember all the facts that your graphics show, so give them one takeaway that they will remember. When possible, relate it to something they already know. Example: “Last month we served 60,000 customers. That’s enough to fill Yankee Stadium and still leave 3,000 people standing.” — Adapted from “11 Unusual Methods for […]
Weotta is an application that offers users suggestions for places to eat and things to do immediately or up to 30 days in the future, says TechCrunch writer Anthony Ha. It learns about your preferences as you save suggestions you like and pass on ones that don’t interest you.