Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.” A hectic work schedule, increased responsibility, new technology, and the need to read and respond to a daily deluge of email and voicemail place huge demands on your work life.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.” A hectic work schedule, increased responsibility, new technology, and the need to read and respond to a daily deluge of email and voicemail place huge demands on your work life.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 23, 2015

I hear this again and again from my speaking audiences– stories of folks who waited too late and then had to scramble. Most underused tool : Blog posting. You can write a blog about anything pertaining to your expertise, and upload it to your profile. It doesn’t take much to make your profile pop with video.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 9, 2023

After 20 years of blogging, learning to do academic research was a steep learning curve. But really, now we know how much Claudia Goldin helped people throughout her career. Is there an equation for how many times I’ve cited Claudia Goldin’s research on my blog to determine how brilliant I am about women in the workforce?

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Ayoa

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Keep reading for some new tips and tricks to help you better manage stress when it comes to work and problem solving. Is there anything worse than trying to force ideas and keep working when you’re already feeling stressed? Frequently, creativity succeeds where hard work alone fails. Take the pressure off with AI.

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Career Advancement

OCTOBER 12, 2020

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.” A hectic work schedule, increased responsibility, new technology, and the need to read and respond to a daily deluge of email and voicemail place huge demands on your work life.

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The Coaching Tools Company

APRIL 17, 2024

These articles were first posted on Julie's blog, The Coaching Cube , and have been updated for inclusion here. Do you get stressed out when a coachee is silent for too long? Because Harry kept saying 'yes', and because his work was of such high quality, he'd ended up with too much on his plate for too long.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And I worry all the time that I look reckless trying something totally new when I am too old to be messing with income. What no one tells you about Harvard I’m in a lab run by a professor who is the best manager I’ve ever worked under. She is amazing at motivating and inspiring people to do the work she wants to do.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

Ascher, who worked in a medical technology firm, had been making an effort to enhance how others perceived him over the past six months. Those who worked most closely with him had been commenting on his strengths. My plan is working! You’ll never get ahead at work by lurking in the shadows. Don’t hesitate to ask, too.

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Crestcom

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Dan is the author of the highly acclaimed blog Leadership Freak. From that home, he writes his blog, Leadership Freak. How Dan Became the Leadership Freak He began writing the blog about 12 years ago. Before starting the blog, he had minimal writing experience, so it was an interesting choice! Well, that’s a disconnect.

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Career Advancement

MAY 10, 2021

Perhaps one of your coworkers has a much stronger rapport with your boss, even though you always go above and beyond expectations. Becoming the favorite employee at work requires some political maneuvering—think of it as strategic relationship building. Work to cultivate relationships with your boss’s boss and executives as well.

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Mind Mapping Software

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Break out of your mind mapping plateau: You’ve been working with my mapping tools for a while but have plateaued. The help file of your favorite mind mapping tool isn’t much help. But they’re either too focused on one tool or are too focused on a specific feature that doesn’t apply to your needs.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2014

As a professional organizer who helps busy working moms get the chaos and clutter in their lives under control, so their businesses run smoothly and they can be the patient moms they long to be. Lisa Kohn of Thoughtful Leaders Blog contributes Stop Swimming Upstream. Follow Dawn @DawnFalcone. Follow Lisa @ThoughtfulLdrs.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 12, 2023

Heather and I both started blogs in 2002, we both got in trouble for writing about our coworkers, we both wrote about our bodies, our pregnancies, our money, and our divorces. I realized he was my best source of information for how Heather thinks about her blog — I always picked up when he called. It doesn’t work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 19, 2017

Submit your teamwork related blog posts and answers to that question here! Here are two tips to help you and your team replace the tyranny of “too much to do” with the immense satisfaction of doing the things that matter most. You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. Follow Susan.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

Haleigh had been working for months to enhance others’ perception of her. In other words, they’re prerequisites for cultivating influence over others at work. Always be prepared to connect with them and mention key projects you’ve been working on and their results. Make sure you help them as much as they help you or more.

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McKinsey

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Check out our most-read and most-shared blogs from 2017! Read the emotional, much-shared story , by our CEO Henry Schuck. It’s because I work hard.”. Hey, Kara, I listened to you on the Sales Acceleration podcast on my way to work this morning, and loved your insight on the future of sales development…”.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 20, 2014

This blog offers practical advice on leading change by discovering your authentic voice, finding your purpose, and empowering others to lead. No matter how much you want someone to change, it’s not up to you. ’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 11, 2015

He works with significant innovators (with a capital I– think people who will invent the next product you must have and will be willing to spend too much for). Whether you’re around the world or sitting in the cube next door, humans beings want to work with other human beings. Other LGL Fun.

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Ayoa

OCTOBER 14, 2022

You’ve probably heard that working out too much leads to fatigue and even injury, and training progress is slower as a result. Luckily, Ayoa is on hand to help you switch off from work properly over the weekend so you can be more productive during the week. 4) Unplug from work. 1) Clear high-priority tasks.

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Career Advancement

AUGUST 14, 2017

My superiors don’t seem to interact much with me. And my employees go on in the old ways and don’t listen to me much. Once you have decided which areas you want to work on first, create a weekly “Take Action Now” list. When you adapt these great leadership qualities as part of your makeup you become too good to ignore.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 14, 2016

I hope it can help you too. If you spend much time with C-level executive, you’ll see that they do not multi-task. But if you find yourself holding your breath as you’re working your way down the list, I encourage you to stop, close your eyes and take 5 slow breathes in and out. And it’s helping. They focus.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 20, 2015

Guts and discipline count, too. Scott Mautz of the Make It Matter blog helps us discover a formula that expresses how an organization’s energy is derived, and provides the four questions leaders can ask themselves to avoid sapping precious energy from the quest for breakthrough results. – Vince Lombardi. Follow Wally.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 21, 2015

It sure looks easy on paper (or a blog post.) The sooner we talk about trust, why it works, and how it breaks down the better. No one likes to be micro-managed, but then again too much space can lead to unclear expectations. In a turbulent world, people long for as much consistency as possible. Trust is tricky.

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Adventures in Career Development

JANUARY 3, 2023

In recent years I’ve been posting my New Year’s Resolutions on this blog and then going back to them in a years time. Exercise, playing guitar, working in different rooms, but the only one that really has made a difference is actually leaving my house and going somewhere. So all in all I haven’t done too badly.

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ever thought about what helps a team work great together? This blog shares 35+ internal communication best practices that you can't avoid at any cost! In a company, good internal communication helps everyone know what they're doing and work together smoothly. Transparency, too, is crucial. Want some tips?

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Career Advancement

JUNE 14, 2021

It builds your personal morale, giving you the momentum to keep moving forward by taking on exciting new endeavors at work. That’s a fantastic reason for bragging at work on a regular basis. Instead of just focusing on the outcome, let people see how excited you are to be involved in the work you’re doing.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.” A hectic work schedule, increased responsibility, new technology, and the need to read and respond to a daily deluge of email and voicemail place huge demands on your work life.

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Vantage Circle

AUGUST 14, 2020

Such channels may include Internet forums, online profiles, podcasts, blogs, photos and video, text, instant messages, music streaming applications, and audio services (audio over IP) based on the Internet, to name a few. hours a day at work on social media. During a workday, employees use social media in different ways.

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ReNew Business

MAY 27, 2023

When you think about your lasting relationships (with your friends, partners, teams, work.) I have written more extensively on alignment on the blog, you can read here. Maybe too much strength to endure life challenges makes us less flexible and hence alignment more difficult. To live is to be in a constant beta state.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Before he applied, he decided to make sure his online reputation wasn’t working against him. And he was glad he did—he found old photos from wild college parties on his Facebook account, and some ancient blog posts sharing way too much detail about his personal life. Share your accomplishments, too!

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Career Advancement

MARCH 5, 2018

Gianna asked me to help her work on setting her professional development goals, and this is the plan we came up with. Have that tough conversation you’ve been avoiding —you’ll feel so much better when you’ve wrapped it up. Does doing work you’re passionate about mean something different than it did a year ago?

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Why is no one wondering why Netflix paid so much money? I didn’t realize how big it was and I broke the news, buried in paragraph five of an umpteenth blog post about how to manage your career. It’s too much. But press outside England wrote about it, so then the British press did too.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 12, 2021

Do you have a friend at work? Workplace friendship has a significant effect on your work satisfaction. And I can't imagine my work life without them who have become my friends. Is It Okay To Look For Friends At Work? It's very natural to look for friends at work, and it's necessary for professional success.

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On The Job

JUNE 4, 2014

We all put in more time at work these days, complaining that we feel we must check in with the office when we’re on vacation or find it impossible not to look at emails on the weekends. I drive a 12-year-old car, and much of my wardrobe is of the same vintage. Crisafulli isn’t the only one to publicly admit she has a problem.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 1, 2020

When I started selling the year-long writing course I had very little sense of what I’d do to make it work. I wanted to get to know people better but I worried a year of Penelope is too much for anyone, and people would write terrible things about me online and say the course sucked.

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Career Advancement

JULY 31, 2017

How could she change negative work perceptions and get her co-workers to think more positively about her? She knew she was a good team player and worked hard for the company. On the other hand, Cassidy thought Jerold talked way too much. But to her it made sense to stay focused on what had worked successfully in the past.

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