Where to turn for leadership growth
Learning how to be a good leader is a process. Ginny Soskey, writing at HubSpot, cites resources you can turn to for help.
Category: Personal Development
How to gain respect in your workplace
When trying to move up in your company, remember your abilities are not the only thing that get you promoted—respect from your peers and boss play a major part as well. Sam Becker, writing at CheatSheet, says gaining respect can start with simple changes to your behavior.
Shake off a bad first impression
Bad first impressions are hard to shake. Getting off on the wrong foot with a co-worker or a boss means it could take a while before they see you the way you want to be seen. Dorie Clark, writing in the Harvard Business Review, suggests ways to overcome a bad impression and change others’ perceptions of you.
1-Minute Strategies: August ’16
Eye contact; mindfullness; warm water
The right habits to landing that promotion
When trying to land a promotion, it is vital to watch all of your workplace habits. Your higher-ups notice what you do around the office, and bad work habits could cost you.
Investment banker Oren Klaff on how to pitch anything
Oren Klaff has a strong background in deal-making, having worked for 12 years in investment banking. He says this has given him insight into the psychology of pitching ideas and how people accept those pitches.
1-Minute Strategies: July ’16
Pointing in meetings; chatty colleagues; power of the sun
4 skills you need to be a manager
If your career goals include a promotion into management, it’s never too early to start learning the skills you’ll need for those roles.
Procrastinator? Try these 4 hacks
We’ve all procrastinated before. Maybe you delayed starting a project or your exercise plan. Here are some anti-procrastination tips.
Getting technical pays off for admin
Carol Downing joined SurfTech as office manager in 2014 and has been learning about industrial coatings ever since.