Rookie Dining Mistakes for the New Professional in Business
The past few weeks I have geared my articles towards helping the new professional acclimate from the campus to the business world. It’s amazing how a $200,000 education often neglects the business basics that really make a difference. Unless you have your GPA tattooed on your forehead and a t-shirt with all your knowledge, your …
Speak Softly Using Strong Technology Techniques
As society and culture change over time, it is wise to review what worked best in the past in order to adapt it to the new age. Long ago, Theodore Roosevelt said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
In today’s world, that big stick may have us viewing the use of technology for business …
4 Ways To Know You Chose The Right Job
Finding a career that you’re passionate about can be incredibly difficult. In the world today, there are twice as many disengaged, unhappy workers than there are people who love their jobs.
There are so many factors that people worry about when looking for employment that they often lose sight of what truly matters. Some work …
How to Deal with a Difficult Boss
You love your job. You have a great workplace with great coworkers. However, the only problem you have is your boss. Maybe he likes to put you in the corner in every meeting or he is too demanding or in general, he has a difficult personality to deal with. No matter what, this should not …
The One Word that Truly Predicts Success
All successful people in business do some of the same things really well. They have mastery over 1) productivity, 2) connectivity, and 3) clarity about priorities. When you look at these three characteristics, they all boil down to one word. That one word is FOCUS.
Focus and ProductivityOne of the most awesome characteristics of …
Immediately Increase Your Efficiency and Effectiveness with Three Actions
Why your current way of working is costing you time and results and how to fix it.
I was a budding entrepreneur who had just quit her full-time job and was working hard to build a solid consulting practice. The entire weekend was spent cleaning my home from top to bottom in an effort to …
Personal Branding Weekly – Better Than Your Social Media Life
Have you seen the meme with the wish, “May your life be as awesome as you pretend it is on Facebook”?
It’s funny how some people are these amazing conversationalists and witty as can be behind the monitor and then in real life they’re duds.
I recently had this experience. Meeting someone who I knew …
6 Variables That Will Help You Negotiate Salary
According to the American Psychological Association, nearly a third of American workers believe they are underpaid and suffer heightened amounts of stress due to what they perceive to be an inadequate salary. As more jobs become available and the hiring economy slowly improves, this provides many U.S. workers with the ability to look elsewhere for …
How to Network if You’re an Introvert
Do you know where companies hire from the most? Take a guess. No, seriously, go ahead and ponder it. What comes to mind? Job boards? Social media? Career sites? All of those answers would be in the ballpark for sure, but none would be in the number one spot. Let me share with you a …
How to Reduce Workplace Stress
Stress is a normal part of work life up until a certain point. When stress reaches peak levels, it can hinder productivity, effectiveness and emotional well-being. Learning to manage and cope with workplace stress is crucial to success. Here are tips to lowering and managing stress.
Get organized: Uncertainty and chaos can increase stress, even …