Many of us often shy away from asking for more and better. More money. Better working arrangements. A larger team. Better access to material resources. Higher fees. Better prices.
10 years, 6 months ago
Many forget the importance of a first impression. Here are 7 tips to help you get off on the right foot.
Google is a more powerful tool than most people realize. You can get much more refined searches with Google's built-in tools, advanced operators, and third-party extensions. You can also use it for some pretty cool stuff if you know the right tricks. Here are 10 of our favorite lesser known tricks and features.
We all have bad habits. Perhaps you procrastinate, gossip or lack punctuality. These negative behaviors don’t necessarily make you a terrible person–but as an employee they can reflect poorly upon you, and even cost you your job.
If your employees aren’t performing up to par, you can blame it on a lot of things: a lack of motivation, poor training, disinterest, or an overload of work, just to name a few.
Interviewees often face pressure to give an answer to a question even when there isn’t enough information available. It is typical for interviewers to force interviewees to answer questions by rephrasing questions or fishing for guesses. This attitude extends to society at large, where, for many people, saying “I don’t know” is tantamount to saying “I am stupid.”
Sure, you're successful now, but how do you create long-term success for your company? Avoid these red flags like the plague.
Getting started on your job hunt always seems like such an ordeal. There are so many job descriptions to comb through! Cover letters to write! Emails to send! Companies to reach out to!
This morning, one of my clients couldn’t hold back his frustration as he told me about a process at his company. “I keep asking my manager, ‘Why do we manage the client file process this way?’” he explained. But the outcome is always the same: He never gets a good answer, and he leaves the conversation disappointed and exasperated.
You've likely heard that body language accounts for up to 55% of how we communicate, but reading non-verbal cues isn't just about broad strokes.
A new study out of Stanford shows most of us grossly underestimate how willing other people are to help us out. All you have to do is ask... twice.
Rise and shine! Morning time just became your new best friend.
10 years, 7 months ago
The exams are finally here and there are only the latest minor revisions to do.
Get the inspiration flowing again. It's not as hard as you think.
It doesn't matter whether you are in the business of delivering products or services--either way, your success depends heavily on communication. When things go wrong, you can almost always trace the problem to a breakdown in communication.