Category: Self-Assessment
Management may sound like a great gig, but it’s not all fun and games. If you’ve been offered a promotion or are considering seeking one, you should take a serious look at the difficult aspects of being the boss before you make any moves.
When the job gets too far out of whack, it’s probably time for you to move on and even in this still-difficult economy, there are plenty of opportunities to do so, says Glassdoor career and workplace expert Heather Huhman. She offers 10 signs that it’s time for you to let your old job go and look for a new one.
When you talk, do people listen? Sure they do, but are they hearing your great ideas, or are they distracted by your personal speech patterns? Take a few minutes to conduct a quick speech audit.
FYI, the CEO wants the HR and IT reports ASAP. We rely on thousands of acronyms and initialisms, and in many cases, one set of letters can have a wide variety of meanings. Here’s a test of some of the most common office terms.
You want to improve yourself, but who has time to read all of those self-help books? Never fear, the staff at New York Magazine did the work for you and summarized the key advice contained in some of the best.
While you may have to do some things you don’t love on the job, you shouldn’t have to continually operate outside your comfort zone, says Mike Figliuolo. Try to establish a line that you won’t cross or allow others to cross with you.
This self-assessment scale will help you spot weaknesses in your ability to express yourself, especially where confrontation is concerned.
Take the following quiz to give you a rough idea of how well you apply your emotional intelligence at work.
Flush out any micromanagement tendencies you may have by answering these questions.
Perhaps you’ve been doing things the same way for so long that you no longer have the ability to look at situations from a different viewpoint. To measure your flexibility, take this simple quiz.