Allow Pets in the Office to Improve Productivity
While not everyone may like pets around, bringing pets to the office is actually very beneficial for employees. A recent study published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management stated that stress declined for people who brought their dogs to work. When owners left their dogs at home, their stress level increased throughout the …
A Good Thing for Your Children’s Personal Branding
New educational pursuits are trending for teen and preteen girls to curb documented evidence that the U.S. is lagging behind other countries in competence in STEM* (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Did you know that while the U.S. has added more than 1 million IT jobs to the labor force, we lack the home-grown talent to …
Expand Your Personal Brand with Industry Influencers
In order for a personal brand to convert leads into sales, the right marketing strategies need to be in place.
Trust is established through being actively involved with your audience, posting relevant and useful content, and market research. Creating a relationship with influencers in your industry will help accelerate this process.
Authority and influence is …
The Right and Wrong Way to Renegotiate Your Salary
Successful salary renegotiation is a complex, multistep process that takes time. Just like anything else, there is a right and wrong way to approach it. Employees who walk into their boss’ office and ask for more money leave the meeting empty-handed and afraid of losing their job.
Roughly 70% of the job seekers whom I …
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
It’s probably not a surprise to you that you need to keep learning throughout your entire life.
While the mode and pace of learning will change over time it is critical to know how to learn, unlearn and relearn. As I wrote about in this post Unlearning Your Way to Success there is a need …
Become an Effective Problem Solver: Learn to Listen Better
The art of being a good listener can make you more likable and effective in the workplace. Too often people think that leadership and confidence are tied to directing conversations and taking command. Research on effective leaders shows the opposite is true. Great leaders are empathetic towards others and display finesse in harnessing others’ strengths. …
Benefits of Powering Off Technology
When was the last day you went without your computer, tablet or smartphone? How about a half day? How about an hour (not including sleeping)? The reality is that technology has made itself a necessity in all parts of our lives. Smartphone wake us up, give us our schedules, deliver our emails and store important …
Here’s What You Need to Know About a Career in Medical Services Management
Like any other business, a health care organization needs a good manager to keep things ticking along properly. Medical services managers plan and supervise the business aspects of health care delivery. A specialist medical services manager, like an emergency medical services manager, for example, oversees a specific department or service, while a general medical services …
Earning a Master’s in Social Work While Working Full Time? Yes, It Can Be Done
There are a number of reasons that you might continue working while you earn your degree. Usually it comes down to finances; advanced degrees don’t really pay the bills until you actually graduate.
With some programs, such as law and medicine, holding a full-time job while in school is difficult, if not impossible. However, other …
Economic Consultant: Who are They and Why You Need to Know
Often, the first question anyone asks of someone studying economics at the graduate level is, “Are you planning to teach?” There’s a common (incorrect) perception that the only career options for someone with an advanced degree in economics are teaching or working for the government as part of a think tank.
While those are both …