How to Forgive via Work Awesome by Linda Kiewra on 1/23/12 While relaxing and enjoying my lunch today, I opened the drawer of my desk and rediscovered a leadership tool our company distributes as part of an on-going series in management and leadership development. You know the kind, those short mini-series booklets that all-to-often people [...]
4 Traits of Great Leaders via Inc.com by Matthew Swyers on 1/19/12 Four easy-to-master traits from great leaders such as John F. Kennedy, Sam Budnyk, and Gene Kranz. It is often said that hindsight is 20/20. By looking to the past we can learn how better to adapt and achieve in the future. By learning [...]
3 Ways To Stop Multitasking & Stay Focused To Be More Efficient & Productive [Windows] via MakeUseOf by Tina Sieber on 1/17/12 At MakeUseOf we have written countless articles on how to multitask. As it turns out, however, multitasking messes with your brain. Research shows that people who multitask a lot are “more susceptible to [...]
How to Excel at Anything via Inc.com by Jeff Haden on 1/20/12 Hit a performance wall? Here are four ways to break through it. You’re good. You could be better. Consider a skill you’ve developed: Business, sports, personal, anything. At first you were terrible. Terrible is a great place to start because improving on terrible [...]
How to Work Better via Work Awesome by Jessica Sanders on 1/20/12 Whether they are working in the same position for three months or five years, most people strive to know how to work better. Keeping your job is integral to the way you’ve built your lifestyle — without your weekly paycheck, you would never [...]
5 Critical Mistakes To Avoid When Setting Goals via MakeUseOf by Joel Lee on 1/17/12 Goal setting is a great way to cut down on procrastination and boost productivity. If you don’t have goals, you don’t have direction. Without direction, it’s easy for you to feel lost and confused. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways [...]
Pay Down Your Debt Fast: The Snowball Effect via Stepcase Lifehack by Chris Smith on 1/20/12 Paying for school sucks. You end up getting a decent education (maybe), but come to quickly find out that most of what you learned is not exactly everything you need in the real world. In fact, you may find [...]
Fear: Why We Can’t “Just Be” via Stepcase Lifehack by Chris Smith on 1/17/12 We are busier than ever. Technology is leading us down the road of being able to be busy wherever we go and at any time. It’s a constant stream of information that comes in, is processed in some way, and then [...]
Prepare to Ace Your Job Interview with This Interview One-Sheeter [Job Interview] via Lifehacker by Melanie Pinola on 1/19/12 As you know, preparation is the key to doing well on a job interview and hirers tend to ask the same kinds of questions. This job interview one-sheeter is like a CliffsNotes for getting your strategic [...]
5 Things I Look for In a Great Job Interview via Inc.com by Matthew Swyers on 1/16/12 After years of seeing it all in job interviews, here is what separates a good candidate from a great one. In my career I have reviewed thousands of resumes and conducted hundreds of employment interviews for both The [...]
How to Prioritize When Everything Is Important [Productivity] via Lifehacker by Alan Henry on 1/18/12 You know that sinking feeling you have when there’s too much on your plate? When you try to tackle your tasks by priority, but it feels like everything’s important? Don't get overwhelmed—it's a problem that everyone faces at some point [...]
Simplify Your Life This Year via Think Simple Now by Rajiv Vij on 1/16/12 Photo by Rosie Hardy By TSN Contributor Rajiv Vij This is the season for resolutions. I reckon you have considered one or two yourself. Unfortunately, as the year progresses, most New Years resolution tend to fall by the wayside and end [...]
The Secret to Getting People to Do What You Want via Stepcase Lifehack by Mike Martel on 1/17/12 Wouldn’t you like to have mind control over people? Wouldn’t it be great to have them do what you want? The idea of getting of a potential dating partner to take notice of you, getting your children [...]
How to Beat Post Holiday Blues on the Job via Work Awesome by Calli Tapler on 1/16/12 Whew! The holidays are over and you have either been enjoying some down time off to lounge around, or you have been going a million miles per minute. Now. . . it’s time to get back to reality! [...]
How to Beat Post Holiday Blues on the Job via Work Awesome by Calli Tapler on 1/16/12 Whew! The holidays are over and you have either been enjoying some down time off to lounge around, or you have been going a million miles per minute. Now. . . it’s time to get back to reality! [...]