Would You Hire You? 10 Ways To Add Value To Your Position At Work.

December 29 , 2014

Filed Under: Rational Thought, rational thought, Role Reversals, role reversals, Success, success, Your Career, your career

Six Ways to Find Work-Life Balance During the Holidays

December 22 , 2014

December has arrived, and while I love this time of year, it always feels chaotic. November through early January are my busiest times of the year.

Filed Under: Career Advice, Holidays, Strategy, Work-Life Balance

7 Tips For Your Performance Review

December 18 , 2014

It's that time of year again: the dreaded performance review. While this practice is key to getting teams to set priorities and clarify actions, managers (and employees) often treat it as a make-work task instead of a productive conversation. Perhaps it's no wonder then that companies worldwide...

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Insights, insights, Professional Development, professional development, Your Career, your career

How NOT to Introduce Yourself

December 15 , 2014

Networking is one of the most challenging skills you may have to learn in the world of business. It can be an awkward experience, having the attention of a group of strangers focused on you, and trying to make a good first impression.

Filed Under: Branding, branding, Career Advice, Professional Development, professional development, Skills, skills

Can You Be Patient?

December 11 , 2014

By nature, I am not a patient person. Put me in a long line, and my skin crawls. But it is becoming increasingly obvious to me that impatience is the enemy of nearly everything I hold dear.

Filed Under: Behavior in the Workplace, behavior in the workplace, Focus, focus, Goals, goals, Good Habits, good habits

4 Reasons Successful Entrepreneurs Need Executive Assistants

December 08 , 2014

As an entrepreneur, you put a great deal of thought in surrounding yourself with talented and dynamic people who add to the success of your business endeavors. The abilities and contributions of your team often determine the overall outcome of your project. Yet there is one position often...

Filed Under: Career Advice, Professional Development, professional development, Success, success

2014 Is Best Year For Job Gains Since 1999

December 05 , 2014

Hiring surged in November as employers added 321,000 jobs, crowning 2014 as the strongest year for job growth since 1999.

Filed Under: Career & Money

To Err Is Human. To Apologize Is Humane.

December 04 , 2014

Conflict is a natural and inevitable part of being human. At home or in theworkplace, different opinions, perspectives, and values intersect to create interactions that are challenging and taxing to navigate, even at the highest levels ofleadership. For example, in a recent survey,CEOs rate...

Filed Under: Attitude, Good Habits, good habits, Personality, personality, Social Impact

7 Things Exceptional Leaders Know

December 01 , 2014

1.Exceptional Leaders know that leadership is influence.

Filed Under: Insights, insights, Leadership, leadership and management, Leadership and Management, Professional Development, professional development