Looking to make a good impression with a new boss or improve your relationship with your current manager? Bosses want to hear you say things like, “I’ll take the lead on that!” Try adding a few of these powerful phrases into your conversations. You can easily improve your standing with your boss without being […]
What skills do you really need to succeed? In school, they taught us history and algebra and if we got good SAT scores they said we’d succeed. But are those the skills we really need? Collaboration is a critical skill. Developmental psychologist Susan Engel researched the skills that actually predicted success. I’ll give you a hint […]
You’ve been with a company for years, and have received excellent performance reviews. You may even be due for a promotion. Maybe it will come with a bigger paycheck, a larger office, and a fancier title. Will you be better off taking the promotion or not? But should you automatically accept a promotion if one […]
Focusing on one task is becoming more difficult in the digital workplace, according to research from Accenture. The research #ListenLearnLead which surveyed 3,600 professionals from 30 countries found that 80% of the respondents say they multitask on conference calls with work emails, instant messaging or reading news and entertainment. Two-thirds of the respondents reported that […]
What’s the best way to start your day so that you really get things done? Laura Vanderkam studied the schedules of high-achievers. What did she find? Almost all have a morning routine. Phil Jaber, founder of Philz Coffee. I’ve interviewed a ton of top experts about their productivity secrets: Tim Ferriss, Cal Newport, Dan Ariely, Charles Duhigg, and others. But you’re busy. You […]
How will you find your next job? Everyone wants a better strategy than simply clicking on an endless blur of hiring notices. A fresh study by LinkedIn highlights 10 types of careers where a strong personal network of contacts may pay off the most. (Photo credit: Simon Cockell via Flickr/Creative Commons) In a blog post published […]
Could your manager name your top five strengths – you know those things you’re good at and actually enjoy doing at work? And if yes, have they sat down with you recently and had a conversation about how you can build on your strengths as you go about your job? If you’re shaking your head, […]
Monday can totally feel like a drag. You just had a great weekend of fun and play and now it’s back to the workweek. Even those who love their job can find Mondays a real buzz kill. But Monday can also be an exciting beginning. With the right approach it can stimulate efficiency and productivity for the […]
At a recent coffee talk with several young people I mentor, the discussion took an interesting turn. When I asked the group what it meant to be successful in their careers, almost every person said that success meant being promoted into higher and higher-level jobs and eventually managing a large team of people. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” […]
We all notice when people overuse certain words or phrases. (I love him, but as I write this somewhere Howard Stern is saying, “In other words…”) I’m guilty too, having once carried on an all too public affair with, “That’s neither here nor there.” (In my defense I always thought it was neither here nor […]