Personal Development
Google Docs: Sections, citations and images
September 1, 2021
Creating sections, using citations and layering images over and under text.
Nonverbal Communication
Develop critical listening skills
September 1, 2021
In our competitive business environments, the ability to listen well is a crucial edge. It’s one of those soft skills that employers look for and clients crave. But it takes consistent practice to achieve the goal of listening (i.e., taking in information).
Writing/Editing
What are you really communicating? Examine your digital dress code
September 1, 2021
An impeccable digital dress code can help ensure that your messages are read, received well and responded to with the proper urgency. Here are the best tips.
Personal Development
Go ahead, pull the ‘I commit’ lever!
September 1, 2021
Sometimes we just don’t feel like being as productive as we should. That’s OK, right? Well, yes, but what’s not OK is to consistently let yourself down and undermine the goals you’ve set for yourself. If this sounds like you, it’s time to lock yourself in a cage.
Time Management
Try the Eisenhower Matrix for workflow
September 1, 2021
“I have two kinds of problems: the urgent and the important,” Dwight D. Eisenhower purportedly said, though he didn’t claim the original thought as his own. “The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.” From this musing emerged the time management method known as the Eisenhower Matrix.
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1-Minute Strategies: October ’21
September 1, 2021
Pandemic leave donations: More time to do good
August 19, 2021
U.S. employers planning larger pay raises for 2022
August 17, 2021
Become a more size-friendly company
August 16, 2021
SHRM survey: Bosses look down on remote employees
August 10, 2021
Pivot tables: count vs. sum
August 4, 2021
Using Excel charts in PowerPoint
August 4, 2021
Your communication must be impactful
August 4, 2021
What does it mean to be proficient in Microsoft Office?
August 4, 2021
Offering the spotlight gets you more than taking it
August 4, 2021
Simplify to magnify
August 4, 2021
Hey, are you rich?
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1-Minute Strategies: September ’21
August 4, 2021
Personal Development
Google Docs: Sections, citations and images
September 1, 2021
Creating sections, using citations and layering images over and under text.
Nonverbal Communication
Develop critical listening skills
September 1, 2021
In our competitive business environments, the ability to listen well is a crucial edge. It’s one of those soft skills that employers look for and clients crave. But it takes consistent practice to achieve the goal of listening (i.e., taking in information).
Writing/Editing
What are you really communicating? Examine your digital dress code
September 1, 2021
An impeccable digital dress code can help ensure that your messages are read, received well and responded to with the proper urgency. Here are the best tips.
Personal Development
Go ahead, pull the ‘I commit’ lever!
September 1, 2021
Sometimes we just don’t feel like being as productive as we should. That’s OK, right? Well, yes, but what’s not OK is to consistently let yourself down and undermine the goals you’ve set for yourself. If this sounds like you, it’s time to lock yourself in a cage.
Time Management
Try the Eisenhower Matrix for workflow
September 1, 2021
“I have two kinds of problems: the urgent and the important,” Dwight D. Eisenhower purportedly said, though he didn’t claim the original thought as his own. “The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.” From this musing emerged the time management method known as the Eisenhower Matrix.
1-Minute Strategies: October ’21
September 1, 2021
Pandemic leave donations: More time to do good
August 19, 2021
U.S. employers planning larger pay raises for 2022
August 17, 2021
Become a more size-friendly company
August 16, 2021
SHRM survey: Bosses look down on remote employees
August 10, 2021
Pivot tables: count vs. sum
August 4, 2021
Using Excel charts in PowerPoint
August 4, 2021
Your communication must be impactful
August 4, 2021
What does it mean to be proficient in Microsoft Office?
August 4, 2021
Offering the spotlight gets you more than taking it
August 4, 2021
Simplify to magnify
August 4, 2021
Hey, are you rich?
August 4, 2021
1-Minute Strategies: September ’21
August 4, 2021
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The building blocks of professional growth
Building skills should not be a random effort to pile more onto a résumé. Unsure where to target your efforts? Here are a few ways to identify skills that might benefit your repertoire.
1-Minute Strategy:
Leash those emails until they’re ready
Here's a sequel to the classic tip about always attaching a document before you actually compose an email to avoid the "oops" moment of forgetting to include it. Remember also to enter the recipient’s address in the “To” field only after you write and re-read your message. Take the vow: No more prematurely sent emails in 2021!
