3 steps to becoming a better leader
If you’re struggling to be a leader, consider these tips from Dan McCarthy.
Category: People Skills
What it takes to go from bud to boss
If you received a promotion and suddenly found yourself supervising people who were your peers the day before, would you know how to break the ice and make a smooth transition?
Is your boss/admin team dysfunctional?
Your relationship with your boss can be good, bad or somewhere in between. Knowing the signs of a dysfunctional relationship can help you decide whether it’s worth working on or if you should just move on, career consultant Jennifer Winter writes.
Co-worker quandaries and boss binds
Dealing with difficult interpersonal interactions is something you’ll have to face from time to time. Recruiting and public relations blogger Lindsay Olson offers solutions to four common workplace challenges.
Overcoming workplace negativity
Calling out co-workers through gossip or banter is “sludge,” and it’s one of the most significant barriers to having a positive and fulfilling workplace, write Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, authors of Why Work Sucks. Take their tips for eliminating sludge and create a happier place to work.
Evolution of the editor’s assistant
Sergio Kletnoy’s role as a magazine editor’s assistant at Cosmopolitan is taking on new life as it moves away from “The Devil Wears Prada” stereotype to a role with more involvement within the company. Here’s an inside look into his life and the evolution of the magazine editor’s assistant.
Inside an ‘untethered’ office
In a move uncommon in the United States but more popular in Europe, international real estate brokerage CBRE Group took away its employees’ personal space—offices, desks and file cabinets—and converted to an “untethered” office. Even the CEO has no home base within the office, writes Los Angeles Times reporter Roger Vincent, who took a look inside.
4 tips for leading with your actions
Douglas Conant, founder of ConantLeadership and chairman of Avon Products, offers four tips for being a conscientious leader and inspiring the people who work with you to become better versions of themselves.
How to turn a foe into a friend
Next time you find yourself in a standoff, exert influence and come to an amicable solution with these five tips from Bob Burg, author of Adversaries Into Allies.
5 top behind-the-scenes assistants
Behind every great leader is a great executive assistant. Rachel Feintzeig of The Wall Street Journal took a look at some prestigious executive assistants and how they help their high-profile bosses succeed.