If you’re anything like most people, your day is filled with various tasks that need to get done. Or, more accurately, your brain is filled with tasks that you think need to get done. But there’s only so much time in the day, and you only have so much energy. That’s where the four Ds
If you’ve ever had the misfortune of taking a driving course (so many hours of drudgery), you may have heard the phrase, “Don’t be polite! Be predictable!” The idea is that when you’re driving, your goal is not to be nice to other drivers, pedestrians, or bikers. The goal is to behave in a way
If you’re like most people, you’ve been putting off updating your resume. You know you need to do it, but it just feels like a time-sucking, soul-crushing bother that you’d rather put off until you absolutely, positively have no other choice. I probably don’t need to tell you that’s a bad idea. But don’t worry:
Whether you’re a career-hardened veteran or a fresh face ready to conquer the world, borrowing the wisdom of others will save you from earning your knowledge the old-fashioned way. The school of hard knocks isn’t the only way to win the rat race: these five amazing books will help you become happier and more successful
This post is a continuation of Networking 101: Be the Connector (Part 1). If you follow our newsletter and took last week’s challenge, you’ve done the “easy” bit; you’ve introduced two people you know well because they had simpatico interests, challenges, or abilities. But consider the following scenario: your friend or colleague needs help with
Is this situation familiar? You’re having lunch with a friend or colleague, and you’re completely geeking out about some topic, and your companion says to you: “You really ought to meet my friend James. You guys would have so much to talk about!” And then you never, ever meet James? Or perhaps something similar happened
So many people go through life unsatisfied and unfulfilled, waking up each morning to trudge to a job they hate doing work they don’t find meaningful. This happens for many reasons: because we have bills to pay. Because we don’t know what else to do. Because we have grown complacent. Because the idea of starting
It’s that time of year again: time to update your resume. If you read our post on keeping your resume updated, you know you should be updating your resume at least twice a year. But what if you haven’t been? And what if you realize you need to do it now, but you’re pressed for
Humor in the office is perhaps one of the most undervalued soft skills. The ability to make people laugh, to be vulnerable, and to lighten the mood when things have gotten a little too dark is necessary to keeping morale high in the workplace. That doesn’t mean, of course, that we need to crack jokes
The workplace is evolving. As social and technological advances march forward, these changes are affecting business. Companies are realizing that workers need to be safe at work. Everyone from women to minorities to the LGBTQ community performs better in a noncombative environment. And studies have shown that more diverse workplaces are actually more profitable. So what are