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The boss is always the boss, but that doesn’t mean he is always right.
You are well served on your career path when you accept this fundamental truth and learn to deal constructively with it. Your boss and the organization that employs both of you will also be better off.
Bosses
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Working hard to make money is a lesson I learned early on in life. I watched my Mom and Dad go to work everyday, and although I would have loved to spend more time with them, I knew that they had to work. I got my work ethic from them,
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Listening skills are crucial to successful relationships, both in life generally and in the workplace. If I was forced to choose a single skill set on which to focus, in order to attain success at work, this would be it.
I will give you two good reasons why, and then I
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The holidays are an excellent time to develop and create new contacts for your job search or career transition. This is often the best time to get in front of hiring managers to create a position for you next year.
Every year as the holidays approach, most jobseekers and career changers
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In difficult economic times, organizations should focus on achieving the highest possible return on their workforce investments.
To achieve this goal, it is more important than ever for supervisors to motivate employees, challenging them to maximize efficiency and create an environment that helps them grow not only as employees but as
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More pink slips over the horizon. According to Challenger Gray, the outplacement firm and Christmas, 1 million more job cuts likely in 2009.
However, there is a ray of light among the dark clouds of recession, says company CEO, John Challenger, and it is this: layoffs can be good news, in
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Here’s the lowdown from women leaders who have risen to the top and seen it all:
Be competitive. You have to want to win, and you have to act on that desire. No need to be nice.
Don’t sweat friendships. It’s not about being liked. It’s about being valued and delivering results.
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Your boss just can’t get it together when it comes to managing his or her time?
Your boss is always late for meetings, can’t seem to make decisions quickly and doesn’t churn out projects in a timely manner. In short, he or she is making both of you look bad. What
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In Working Girl, Melanie Griffith checks its appearance (and lie about their title) so that others will take her seriously. In the real world, it takes more than a change of wardrobe to lift at work the reputation of “wet behind the ears” to “wise beyond his years.”
In fact, change
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Whether or not you are actively seeking a job, it pays to increase your professional image outside his office. (After all, you never know who might google their name.)
To this end, the e-portfolio can be your most powerful tool.
What is an e-wallet? It is a collection of papers published on
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