Personal Development
Keep your cool at work: Don’t blow it—deal with it
August 5, 2020
Remember that you can easily blow your career by losing your cool at work. So, predetermine what might cause such incidents and identify ways to deal with them civilly and compassionately.
Personal Development
Ask the veteran: Should I keep dressing better than my boss?
August 5, 2020
Question: “I find myself in the rather awkward position of being a much better dresser than my executive. Should I, as an admin three career rungs below her, make an effort to dial my own uber-professional wardrobe down a notch?”
Advancement
Need to write your own recommendation? Here’s how
August 5, 2020
It seems like a cop-out when a supervisor tells you they’ll be happy to give you a recommendation letter, but they don’t want to actually write it. This leaves you in the awkward position of praising yourself in the third person! These tips will help you power through this awkward task.
Personal Development
1-Minute Strategies: September ’20
August 5, 2020
How does it strike you when someone says “What?” right after you’ve said something? ... Why is Michelin associated with both tires and restaurants? ... When did the Leaning Tower start leaning? ... The strange life of Robert Chesebrough
Writing/Editing
Vary your speed when proofreading
July 22, 2020
You can catch more typos, ungrammatical sentences, and so on in your writing by varying the speed at which you read the text. Try reading both faster and slower than your normal reading speed. Here are two techniques.
Article Archives
Make pessimism a useful asset
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Cut the bull with customers
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Incubate those great ideas!
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Learn how to stop talking
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3 tech tips for Google Sheets, Docs and Slides
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Better, faster, more convenient phone charging
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Communication crisis: Building rapport
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3 leadership myths
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1-Minute Strategies: August ’20
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Complain so things get done
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Personal Development
Keep your cool at work: Don’t blow it—deal with it
August 5, 2020
Remember that you can easily blow your career by losing your cool at work. So, predetermine what might cause such incidents and identify ways to deal with them civilly and compassionately.
Personal Development
Ask the veteran: Should I keep dressing better than my boss?
August 5, 2020
Question: “I find myself in the rather awkward position of being a much better dresser than my executive. Should I, as an admin three career rungs below her, make an effort to dial my own uber-professional wardrobe down a notch?”
Advancement
Need to write your own recommendation? Here’s how
August 5, 2020
It seems like a cop-out when a supervisor tells you they’ll be happy to give you a recommendation letter, but they don’t want to actually write it. This leaves you in the awkward position of praising yourself in the third person! These tips will help you power through this awkward task.
Personal Development
1-Minute Strategies: September ’20
August 5, 2020
How does it strike you when someone says “What?” right after you’ve said something? ... Why is Michelin associated with both tires and restaurants? ... When did the Leaning Tower start leaning? ... The strange life of Robert Chesebrough
Writing/Editing
Vary your speed when proofreading
July 22, 2020
You can catch more typos, ungrammatical sentences, and so on in your writing by varying the speed at which you read the text. Try reading both faster and slower than your normal reading speed. Here are two techniques.
Make pessimism a useful asset
July 22, 2020
Cut the bull with customers
July 22, 2020
How to set up subcommitees
July 9, 2020
Incubate those great ideas!
July 9, 2020
Learn how to stop talking
July 9, 2020
Solve a problem in 6 steps
July 9, 2020
3 tech tips for Google Sheets, Docs and Slides
July 6, 2020
Better, faster, more convenient phone charging
July 6, 2020
Communication crisis: Building rapport
July 2, 2020
3 leadership myths
July 2, 2020
1-Minute Strategies: August ’20
July 2, 2020
Complain so things get done
June 24, 2020
Before criticizing, ask 2 questions
June 24, 2020
Featured Article
Stay ever-present when working remotely
Do you worry that if you’re away from the office and mixing face to face with colleagues for too long, they’ll simply forget how important you are? There are ways to keep injecting your presence even from far away.
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Too persuadable? Stick to email
If you're always punishing yourself for saying "yes" too often, look at the situations where it happens. Meetings and phone calls are more likely to cause you to commit to something—you naturally lose some control of the conversation and are forced to think on your feet, causing hasty answers. Email, on the other hand, gives you far more power. You can answer at your own pace and think far more deliberately about the topic or request at hand.
