On The Job

JUNE 20, 2011

One of the things people like me always harp on is that you need to network all the time, whether you're employed or not. But I will be the first to admit that when I look back, there are things I wish I had done differently in my own networking efforts. Like not have a glass of wine on an empty stomach after a seven-hour flight. Because I now know that it makes me talk about stupid stuff for 20 minutes like how one of my cats has terrible hairballs-and-I-don't-know-what-to-do-about-it-blah-blah

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 14, 2011

One thing I have learned from living on a farm is that you are not really experiencing diversity unless you are also experiencing repulsion. We each have lots of assumptions about what is right and wrong, how the world works, how people should act in a civilized community. When faced with true diversity – that is, diversity of experience — we have to allow our assumptions to be challenged.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 30, 2011

This article is the second in a 10-part series on the topic of overcoming career-limiting habits. In a recent study identifying the most common career-limiting habits , “It’s Not My Job” came in second place. This attitude is so prevalent in the workplace and, if you’ve ever worked with a person like this, you know how frustrating it can be. This is not the mindset of a team player.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 17, 2011

Here on the Lateral Action blog, I do my best to provide you with useful advice to boost your creativity and productivity. I also provide a free 26-week course where I teach you the fundamental skills you need to succeed in a creative career. To judge from the feedback I get every week, these are […]. The post Start Working to Your True Creative Potential appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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On The Job

JUNE 16, 2011

There's the guy who clips his fingernails at his desk. The woman who talks in a "kitty whitty" voice when she asks for a favor. Or the manager who takes his shoes off in a meeting and props his feet on the table. All people I have worked alongside. All people I wished would be transferred to a faraway rain forest. But then I remember how much I like animals, especially those cute little monkeys, and know I can't inflict these people on any other living being.

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On The Job

JUNE 9, 2011

I'd like to say that because I've been in the communications business for a long time, I'm an expert communicator. But then, that wouldn't explain the responses I've gotten to some of my e-mails that state, "What are you talking about?" or the short-and-to-the-point: "HUH?" I know that you can't take communicating for granted. It's something that you have to work hard at every day, and to forget that lesson can not only lead to misunderstandings, but also hurt your career.

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On The Job

JUNE 30, 2011

My mother had a stroke when I was 13-years-old and was paralyzed on her left side. While she regained some use, she had a constant numbness on her left side from the waist up for the rest of her life. At that time, she did her best to be the strong mother she had always been, but things changed. In many ways, I became the parent because she simply couldn't do the things -- emotionally or physically -- that she had before.

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On The Job

JUNE 6, 2011

I've never watched "Sister Wives" before, but caught an episode last night where all the wives quit their jobs and moved from Utah to Las Vegas, Nev. with their husband. As I understand it, they want to launch a family business together, although they have no idea what that will be. And, based on what I saw last night with all the wives moving into different houses -- and liking it -- launching a business together will be an interesting development.

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 22, 2011

Ten years ago, when I was pitching my book to publishers, one publisher leaned back in his chair and said, "I don't get it, she's never worked in Human Resources, she's not part of Generation Y, and we can't even figure out what her career is. So how is she qualified to give career advice to young people?" I got sweaty.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 23, 2011

I stumbled upon this great article the other day and I wanted to share it with all of you. According to new research, 97 percent of employees report that they have a Career Limiting Habit (CLH) that keeps them from achieving their potential at work. Here is a list of the Career Limiting Habits identified in the article: 1. Unreliability. 2. “It’s not my job.”. 3.

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 19, 2011

Father's Day is a big deal in our house because we have two dads. We have the boys' biological dad – my Ex – and we have the Farmer. On Sundays, including Father's Day, we all spend the day together, on the farm, in mostly harmony. It is not perfect. A few weeks ago, my Ex left early because I'm so annoying to him. And just this morning, the Farmer and I had a fight that scared the kids so much they cried.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 28, 2011

This article is the first in a 10-part series on the topic of overcoming career-limiting habits. Unreliability was identified as the number one career-limiting habit and it’s no surprise. After all, if the people you work for (and with) can’t depend on you, what purpose do you serve? Truth be told, unreliable people are actually dangerous to the success of the entire team.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 8, 2011

Don’t worry. I’m not turning this into a political thing. Admittedly, not so long ago, I admired the guy. Anthony Weiner has always been outspoken and unafraid. I loved this video of him on the House floor fighting for compensation for the heroes and victims of 9/11. When we talk about finding your voice in the workplace , Weiner was definitely a role model.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 14, 2011

Recently, while hosting a free group coaching call , I had a few questions from professionals who wanted assistance in the art of persuasion. Whether you’re looking to convince your boss that you need some additional training or you’re hoping to show an interviewer that you’re the best candidate for a job, persuasion is an essential tool for professional success.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 6, 2011

In my work as a career coach , I find there are several helpful resources that very few people take advantage of. Mentorship definitely falls on this list. It’s really a shame. Having a mentor can elevate your professional capabilities exponentially. And—added bonus—mentors are amazing people. When you take the time to develop a strong mentorship relationship, you get access to a wealth of knowledge and experience, but you also end up with a lifelong friend and potential future business partner.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 20, 2011

Confession: I love the new hit show on NBC, “The Voice.” Maybe it’s because Adam Levine and Blake Shelton are so cute. Perhaps it’s because Cee Lo is so weird. Or maybe it’s just because Christina Aguilera strikes me as a train wreck waiting to happen…and when it does, there will be a lot of big hair and big vocals to accompany it. Whatever the reason, I’m a fan.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 13, 2011

Everyone knows ninjas were assassins in feudal Japan who wore special black outfits to hide themselves on night missions. But apparently the word ‘ninja’ was rarely used in the past – the more usual term was ‘shinobi’ And their outfits were actually dark blue and anything but special. They were typical farmers’ clothes, which the […].

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Lateral Action

JUNE 6, 2011

One Sunday afternoon in 1920s England, two schoolboys were walking across the fields near their school. One of them asked the other whether he’d ever considered writing poetry. I never had, and said so, but I knew That very moment what I wished to do. That boy was called Wystan Hugh Auden, and he went […]. The post How Did You Discover Your Creative Vocation?

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Lateral Action

JUNE 27, 2011

Success is hard. And we usually think of it as the finishing line, the end of the story. But once they achieve success, many people are surprised to find it brings a whole new set of challenges. That’s the experience described by ‘Arthur’ (not his real name), the author of a string of popular books, […]. The post Are You Avoiding Your Next Big Challenge?

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Lateral Action

JUNE 20, 2011

Once upon a time there was a clear distinction between our personal and professional identities. Our professional lives started punctually at 9am on Monday morning, when we walked into the office in our smart clothes. Our personal lives were confined to evenings and weekends, when we wore an entirely different set of clothes, mixed with […]. The post How Much of Your Personal Life Should You Reveal Online?

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Speaker: Jennifer Brick, Career Strategist and Author

Your employees have checked out. The last few years have been a wild ride, with countless changes to how we work and our workplace cultures, like the sudden shift to remote work, the return to office, and trends like quiet quitting. With productivity, profitability, and your employer brand on the line, leadership is turning to HR to engage employees and recreate your culture in different working models.

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On The Job

JUNE 23, 2011

I think trying to predict the future is a little like trying to.er.predict the future. It's not easy. But that didn't stop me from asking a recruiter recently to give me an idea of where he believes this shaky job market will be in the next six months to a year. Here's what he told me for my Gannett/USAToday column. Wouldn't it make life much easier if someone could pull out a crystal ball and predict the day and hour when the economy will completely rebound and jobs will be plentiful?

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 28, 2011

My garden is full of vegetables that I never would have guessed I could grow. There is so much that I am not sure what to do with it all. Because the acorn falls close to the tree, my son decided he wanted to sell rhubarb at our local farmers market. To be clear, a farmers market looks very different in a community of farmers. It's very unregulated, and people sell stuff off their trucks.

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Speaker: Francoise Tourniaire - Founder of FT Works, Omid Razavi - Chief Advocacy Officer at SupportLogic, and Gregory Walker - Senior Product Manager at SupportLogic

The 'great resignation' and the 'great talent reshuffle' have impacted contact center and customer support staff as much, if not more than, any other part of the workforce. Couple that with a potentially volatile economy and it's clear that organizations must invest in innovative approaches if they want employees who are engaged and informed enough to significantly improve the customer experience and eliminate the high costs associated with agent attrition.

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