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Are You Management Material? Not Everyone Is…

Eat Your Career

Many professionals set their sights on management because they think it’s what they’re “supposed” to do. But truthfully, management isn’t for everyone. There are plenty of other ways to advance your career without going into management. I speak from personal experience.

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3 ways to self-promote without self-promoting

Career Advancement

So Nathan struggled with how to accomplish good self-promotion in the workplace without coming off in a negative way? Share your accomplishments. In order for the person who determines merit to appreciate your work, several things have to happen, including sharing of your accomplishments. They have to know about the work.

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Employee & Manager Relationship

Career Advancement

Achieving the highest possible return on human capital must be every manager’s goal. Sebastian asks: As a new manager, I see that building relationships with my employees is way different than with coworkers. Trust is important to the employee/manager relationship. Brian Tracy~. Be Trustworthy. Uphold Boundaries.

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5 Tips for Bragging at Work—without Sounding Like You’re Bragging

Career Advancement

Researchers found that sharing our thoughts with others feels rewarding in itself, the article asserts—and when those thoughts are about our own accomplishments and value, the positive feelings we experience tend to skyrocket. Focus on the big accomplishments. It’s like a great reward for a job well done.

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It only takes 15 minutes to do 99% of the things you want to accomplish

Penelope Trunk

A to-do list works best if it’s full of specific, manageable things you can do to move one, small step toward the very big goal. People don’t want to accomplish the goals they set and don’t meet. I want to accomplish something. Probably the most common goal not being met is career advancement.

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9 Tips to Effectively Manage your Online Reputation

Career Advancement

Careful online reputation management will ensure they see only your best image. Strong management of your online reputation means choosing every piece of content wisely. Share your accomplishments, too! Using Hootsuite will let you manage up to three social media profiles in the same place, pre-scheduling posts to save time.

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5 Tips for Bragging at Work—without Sounding Like You’re Bragging

Career Advancement

Researchers found that sharing our thoughts with others feels rewarding in itself, the article asserts—and when those thoughts are about our own accomplishments and value, the positive feelings we experience tend to skyrocket. Focus on the big accomplishments. It’s like a great reward for a job well done.