Articles in Business Life & Skills
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“Bullying wasn’t okay in elementary school and it isn’t okay now.”
Sadly, bullies are alive and well in the American workforce. 37% of the U.S. workforce (an est. 54 million Americans) report being bullied at work.
Loose lips not only sinks ships, but the trust given to you by others.
Emotional people at work are toxic.
If you’re an emotional worker, what are your actions communicating? You’re an unhappy person. You lack control and discipline over your emotions, and that may cause you to do dumb …
Was it about using animals to get a business lessons across? I admit that I’m not one to talk, since I use a Smart Lemming as my metaphor for proactively managing our career for success. …
Why does Michael Scott make me uncomfortable? Because Michael’s management and personal actions are often an extreme version of the business life and career management lessons that we need to learn. In The Office episode …
What Makes a Person Successful?
What do you think of when you see successful people? Do you only see the results of their career success. Do you feel bad because you think you’re failing, since you’re …
Why are squirrels’ habits a model for us to follow? If I could turn back time, I would have followed GetRichSlowly.org advice in my early twenties. Need to stay motivated on success, check out this …
Present Possible Solutions to Problems
A wise C-level once said to me, “Don’t present me with a problem, include potential solutions to the problem.” This was simple, yet elegant advice that I’ve received as a knowledge …
Work is scary right now. We’re in the worst recessions since the Great Depression. Those of you who have jobs feel lucky to have it, but probably hate it. How can you protect your job …
What makes a perfect summer read? The author has a strong voice while offering an extraordinary insights. The book should be a quick read that allows you to easily make changes in your life or …
Your Productivity Tools
When you’re fresh out undergraduate or graduate school, you’ll most likely need to use basic tools to do your work. I’m referring to Microsoft Office Professional Edition and related Microsoft products. If you …
I was avoiding Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Home and Officeby David Shipley and Will Schwalbe because this book was “too visible” in the stores when it was first released. I was seeing …
If you’re like me, you do not like being uncomfortable. As you move up the career ladder or become an entrepreneur, you’re constantly in unfamiliar situations like going to events, being in meetings with key …
I’ve had my share of Dumb Lemming moments. “Am I In A Bad Reality TV Show?” I once felt as if I was an apprentice Trump’s TV show, because I was ridiculously late for a …
