Give digital aids a needed rest
As Dianne listens to her iPod, she taps out an e-mail on her iPhone and watches the TV screen—all while walking briskly on a treadmill. But Dianne might be clearer-headed if she went for a run without gadgets.
Category: Personal Development
Look like a million on a tight budget
Anyone can look put-together and professional with a hefty wallet. But Sandy Dumont, of the Image Architect, knows how to achieve a million-dollar look, even on a shoestring budget. How to build a wardrobe that positively affects your career:
To your health: 3 fixes
Improve these three workplace habits for a healthier you: 1. Stop eating at your desk. 2. Improve your posture. 3. Request a flexible work arrangement.
Training tops HR survey
Be ready to tell your manager how you’d like to grow professionally. In a recent survey, nearly half of all human resources managers say their No. 1 focus is continuing education for workers.
1-Minute Strategies: Oct. ’10
Tap the knowledge of people in your network with Aardvark … Block yourself from frittering away hours online by trying out these two applications … Boost your energy by tackling an item on your to-do list … Cut out that trip to the post office … Never shy away from negotiating …
Let resentment go and feel the freedom
No one is immune to resentment, but it’s been said that holding onto a grudge is like taking poison and hoping the other person will die. Instead of focusing on what you would change in somebody else, turn your attention to what needs to change in you. First steps:
Online learning: Back-to-school picks
September brings with it a “back to school” feeling that can be sated only with a seminar or course. And there’s no easier, more affordable source for online learning than iTunes. Check out iTunes U to find free courses or talks from major universities.
3 picker-uppers
Here are three ways to break out of the feeling that you’re reliving the same moment over and over: 1. Tune in. 2. Partner up. 3. Try mentoring.
Get the most from your training
Your time and your organization’s training budget are precious commodities. Therefore, when you decide to invest in training, ensure that you will gain high-priority skills and information to help you do your job better and advance your career. Here are several things to keep in mind.
Speakers to grads: Go forth and fail
Last year brought a batch of good commencement addresses, often on how failure can lead to success. For example, J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, told Harvard grads that seven years after her own graduation, she had “failed on an epic scale.” She said, “It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.”