4 resolutions to boost your HR career in 2017
The start of a new year is a great time to focus on self-improvement. We reached out to career experts for their advice on how to achieve four career-enhancing New Year’s resolutions in 2017.
Category: Personal Development
How to become a better listener
Coonoor Behal, founder of Mindhatch, a business and customer insights firm that uses improv training and design thinking, offers these tips.
6 admin workplace trends for 2016
48% of senior managers said #1 on the list had the greatest impact on administrative professionals’ jobs in the past year … and it’s only getting more intense.
Enjoy conferences without attending
Sometimes, you can’t make it to every conference in your industry, but that’s OK; you can still stay involved.
4 ways to combat secondhand stress
New York Times best-selling author Shawn Achor and former national CBS News anchor Michelle Gielan report: “Researchers Howard Friedman and Ronald Riggio from the University of California, Riverside, found that if someone in your visual field is anxious and highly expressive—either verbally or nonverbally—there’s a high likelihood you’ll experience those emotions as well, negatively impacting your brain’s performance.”
Maximize your coaching experience
According to Dawn Pons, the leader of North American executive development for EY (formerly Ernst & Young), “Coaching now is about fine-tuning the talents of people who’ve been identified as rising leaders.” Here are some tips for excelling in the coaching experience.
1-Minute Strategies, Dec. ’15
Follow the two-block rule … Never explain something when you can show it … Use your commuting time to prepare for the day ahead.
5 ways to give great customer service
Economic developer Cheryl Scott reminds us of timeless principles that help us lay a solid business foundation by keeping the customers first.
1-Minute Strategies: November ’15
To clean up your writing, trust your ears … Replace quirky interview questions with analytical ones … Pick the best time and place to speak up.
When there’s no escape from a terrible job
If you want a first aid kit to patch the pain and maybe bring just a little daylight through the window beside your lousy, stupid, awful desk, try these tips.