Lateral steps aren’t always missteps
Don’t limit your career choices to staying in place or climbing the ladder. Sometimes, a lateral move represents the best—or only—option. Here’s when to accept a new position at the same level:
Category: Personal Development
Spring cleaning means dusting off those New Year’s resolutions
Research shows that, by May, most New Year’s resolutions are gathering dust. If this has happened to you, resolve now to use the energy spring fever gives you to get back on track. Here’s a step-by-step plan for turning those worthwhile resolutions you made back in January into your new habits of today.
1-Minute Strategies: April ’11
Network by sharing online content, using the appropriate “share” buttons … Try this radical solution to unproductive meetings … Unhappy with what shows up when you google your name? Build your profile on business social-networking sites … Be explicit when asking for a favor …
Regain your focus
Here’s why you’re distracted: The hub where your work happens—the computer—is also where endless distractions reside. To stay focused during the workday, let your deepest values become a more powerful guide to your behaviors.
No need for a game face
A fake smile could be bad for your health. According to a study recently published in the Academy of Management Journal, putting on a game face can actually worsen your mood and cause you to withdraw from work.
Before the next teardrop falls
It’s a horrible feeling—the sting of hot tears welling up. Here are five ways to rein in runaway emotions before you cry at work:
A yawner of a study
A recent survey reveals unsurprising news: U.S. workers still aren’t getting a good night’s rest. But it’s not just how much sleep you get that matters. It’s the way you sleep.
Spawn conference learning that lasts
Returning home after a conference with a stack of books, handouts and notes leads to the inevitable question: Now what? Make sure your newly gained knowledge stays with you:
Good news for optimists
Some findings about folks who look on the sunny side, adapted from “Why It’s Smart to Be Optimistic”:
Old ‘tales’ wag us all
Depending on our personal history, values, beliefs, language and culture, we bring a unique perspective to the workplace. Our perspective is what creates the stories we use to justify our behavior for taking or not taking action. These same stories explain our successes and failures and how we deal with others.