#Strategy : 3 Proven Ways to Survive a Bad Day at Work… OK, We’ve All Been There Before: the Dreaded Bad Day at work. Truth be Told, a Day is Only as Bad as You Allow it To Be.
You wake up late after hitting the snooze button too many times. You stumble into the office with coffee stains on your tie. A calendar reminder about a mandatory meeting you forgot about pops up at the worst time. Your incompetent boss wants to talk to you about putting a cover sheet on all TPS […]
#BestofFSCBlog : #Leadership – 7 #LeadershipMistakes To Avoid. Great REAd!
It’s that time of year again—time for everyone, young and old, to make resolutions to better themselves in the upcoming year. And, taking a look at the resolutions lists we write, a lot of people tend to focus on positive “dos”—actions to take or new habits to form so that their health, attitude, or workplace […]
#Leadership : 10 Ways a Terrible Boss Can Still Teach You How to Lead…If you Have a Terrible Boss, Comfort yourself by Considering How Much you’re Learning.
Terrible bosses are everywhere. They’re no fun to work for, but their lousy leadership does come with a silver lining: valuable “what not to do” lessons on effective leadership. Here are 10 of the most important areas where you can learn from your boss’ bad example. 1. Lack of decisiveness. Atrophy, entropy and lethargy hold […]
Your #Career : People with these College Majors Get the Biggest Pay Raises…Here are the 20 College Majors with the Greatest Increases in Wage between Early- & Mid-Career.
In some jobs, you have to wait until you’ve got some experience under your belt before you begin to see a substantial payday — but when it comes, you’ll be thankful you paid your dues. PayScale recently looked at salary data from this year’s College Salary Report and analyzed the difference between starting (less than five […]
#Leadership : 11 Signs You Have The Grit You Need To Succeed…There are a Ton of Qualities that Can Help you Succeed, & the More Carefully a Quality has Been Studied, the More you Know it’s Worth your Time & Energy.
There are a ton of qualities that can help you succeed, and the more carefully a quality has been studied, the more you know it’s worth your time and energy. Angela Lee Duckworth was teaching seventh grade when she noticed that the material wasn’t too advanced for any of her students. They all had the […]
#Leadership : How To Take Criticism Like A Hero…Do we Make anything Better When we Shut Down other People Who are Trying to Give Us that Unsolicited Help? No.
There is a certain kind of persecution that’s all in your head, but which makes you flee from your own life. You may have changed jobs, changed careers, changed your state of residence or changed your marital status in a vain attempt to flee from this imaginary persecution. That persecution comes in the form of advice from […]
Your #Career : 7 Things You Must Do To Maximize The Value Of Your LinkedIn Profile…Your LinkedIn Profile is One of the Most Important Career Marketing Tools you Have.
You’ve done all the hard work to create a stellar LinkedIn profile. You have a professional headshot, a compelling headline and a complete, authentic summary (if you are still working on this, read this post for guidance). When LinkedIn says your profile is “all-star,” it’s time to turn your hard work into a tool that […]
Your #Career : Do You Need A New Job in 2016? This One Question Will Tell You…So here is the Question. Where is your Career on the Curve?
Should you stay in your current job, or is it time to move? You will have various ways of dealing with this question, but let me suggest one concept that you may have missed. Or if you are thinking of it, you may not have realised its full ramifications. I’m going to ask you a very pointed question […]
#Leadership : Challenges For HR Directors In 2016…There is a Growing Trend towards Manager & Employee-Driven HR Processes Rather than HR being the Main Driver
In 2015, one of the notable features of the business world has been the impact that a corporate scandal can have on the reputation of a company or sector. As Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the US remarked: ‘It takes many good deeds to build a reputation and only one bad one […]
Your #Career : 7 New Year’s Resolutions for Career Success in 2016… With the new year quickly approaching, many of us are starting to reevaluate some life and career choices. New Years resolutions are a perfect way for us to focus on certain areas that we would like to improve on for the upcoming year.
Each year resolutions come around, and when thinking about career resolutions specifically, some of the same items make the list over and over again. Whether you still have some of the same goals as you did last year or are looking for new resolutions to add to your list, being able to put these ideas […]