Working Smarter
Shh—Definitely Keep These From Your Boss
Each office’s culture is different, and it’s always evolving. Some cultures are the strong and silent “work in isolation” types, and some are the “party ‘til you drop, especially at Happy Hour” variety. It’s not always easy to tell out of the gate, so if you’re new to a company, you may not know exactly […]
How to strengthen your LinkedIn connections
It’s quality, not quantity when it comes to networking. So it’s the ten meaningful LinkedIn connections that yield long-term results, not the thousands of random connections. Here’s how to build meaningful LinkedIn connections that last.
Why Is Communication So Important at Work?
Just like in your personal life, communication can make or break your career.
How Organized Is Your Company?
You’re busy. We get how overwhelming that can feel. And the demands on your time seem to be increasing, not decreasing. So while you may not be able to decrease your workload, you can maximize your efficiency by changing how you organize your efforts.
Four Quick and Easy Ways to Expand Your Network
Time and again, you’ve heard it here—networking is important! You reach out, set up coffee dates, and hopefully form relationships that will help your career. And that’s all there is to it! …or is there? If your networking begins and ends at Starbucks, it’s time to up your game with these four networking strategies that […]
Simple Tips to Be More Productive at Work
These small tricks matter big in productivity! Test-drive a few this week and see how your productivity improves.
Career Mistakes to Avoid
Your career train is speeding along toward that light at the end of the tunnel. Suddenly, a blizzard hits, you slam on the brakes, and the train goes careening off the track. That light? It’s going to take you a lot longer to get to it now. What a colossal blunder! Maybe if you had […]
Want to Create the Best You? Clean Out These Five Behaviors.
Last week, our blog looked at ways to clean up your office for spring. What do you have, what should you keep, and what can you get rid of to improve your office function? In a fun and challenging twist, you can apply this same process to your work personality—sort of a spring cleaning for […]
You Can’t Miss This Meeting With Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning called—and it wants to meet with you right away. You have to talk about that folder of handwritten meeting notes, that drawer of stale snacks, and those melted promotional ChapSticks from the company’s inaugural year. In fact, Spring Cleaning has sent your team a calendar request for an entire day of office cleaning.
How to Get Better at Multitasking
Are you a natural multitasker? Are you able to (or required to) work on multiple projects at once? Are you the go-to person to get stuff done? Do you worry about having too much work, only to realize you actually can get it all done? If this sounds like you, well, honestly, this sounds like […]
Yes, You Can Leave Work on Time
Let’s have a moment of silence for the 9–5. Nowadays, it seems everyone comes in early, stays late, works through lunch, and is expected to be tied to their work phone and laptop after hours. Of American employees, 40 percent regularly work more than 50 hours per week, while 20 percent work more than 60 […]
Never Say These Things During Your Performance Review!
Performance reviews can be super stressful and uncomfortable, especially if you’re only getting feedback once a year. And when you’re stressed and uncomfortable, your thoughts and words don’t always come so easily—sometimes they even come out wrong! And you don’t want to botch this valuable opportunity to showcase your hard work, especially if you are […]
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The “better” way to conduct layoffs
Layoffs are hard on everyone. Even as business leaders and HR professionals, layoffs are one of the hardest things we have to do. Regrettably, many of us remember this from the all-too-recent pandemic layoffs. Layoffs are a reality we may soon face again as the threat of recession looms. And while we may not have […]
Resolve conflict like a champ
We’re hard-pressed to say conflict resolution is a fun or glamorous part of a Human Resources or leadership role, but it’s one of the most critical parts. How you mediate conflict impacts employee morale and retention, and also shows your leadership abilities and your willingness to tackle the tough stuff. Your conflict resolution skills can […]
Stop! and hire this candidate
It’s easy to criticize potential hires and spot reasons why we shouldn’t hire them. That one is too arrogant, that one lacks technical skills, and that one knows nothing about the company. Process of elimination, right? But too often we fail to recognize the positive reasons why we should hire someone. Positive flags can be […]
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