Book a better deal for travelers
You can make travel arrangements that are cheaper and better for your boss if you pay attention to a few details.
Develop your ‘heart connection’
Are you one of those people who tend to put others’ needs ahead of your own? If so, that often means you’ll take on more and more work, committing to responsibilities with no time to complete them, until your life spins out of balance. Instead, try these 3 steps …
Training a bucking bronco?
Q. I’m training a new team member, and every time I clarify or correct something she has done, she immediately becomes defensive and short with me. How should I give her direction so it doesn’t spark a defensive reaction? What should I do when she reacts that way?
Could you earn college credit for your work?
Regret that you never finished college? Wish that you’d majored in something else? Look closely at all the skills and knowledge you’ve picked up on the job …you could be closer to earning a college degree than you’ve ever imagined…
Why clear writing counts so much
When dashing off your next memo, report or e-mail, cut right to the core points. HR directors from half of the 120 major American corporations polled in a recent study said they consider writing ability when making promotions. “You can’t move up without writing skills,” one HR director said.
Don’t step blindly into a promotion
Your boss confides that, because you excel at your job, you’re being recommended to become the assistant for his or her boss or another VIP in the organization. While a promotion sounds like great news, it is important to …
Grammar Repair Shop: Is ‘could’ve’ too informal for business?
Problem: Therese Sliwa, Waltham, Mass., wrote about our response in the July “Our Readers Write” column to someone who complained about people writing “could of” for “could’ve” and “should of” for “should’ve.”
Find the best mix for your ‘dream team’
Build a team on a foundation of technical skills alone, and your project may collapse. Instead, recruit for a complementary mix of qualities, but also keep it lean enough to avoid “team bloat” by following these tips…
Restore order to your hard drive
Neglecting to periodically purge files and reorder your data can severely limit your hard drive’s life span and slow down your computer. Here are two ways to clear the digital cobwebs and restore order.
Quiz: Building presentations by the numbers
How well do you understand the general guidelines for preparing presentations? Take this quiz. And visit these web sites to find ways to improve your presentations: