Time Management
Wondering where the day has gone? Still not finished with work even though it's nine at night and you were supposed to go home at six? Here are some tips to help you manage your time better. More ...
Communicating With Your Boss
Your boss has a significant affect on your success and happiness at work, so it's crucial that you know how to communicate with them. Some bosses make themselves available and are easy to communicate with. Other bosses are unapproachable. More ...
Techniques - Should You be a "Jack of all trades" or a Specialist?
In your own career, which is the best way to go? Should you be a jack of all trades or a specialist? In this article, you'll learn the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, and techniques to help you succeed in whichever path you take. More ...
Having Infinite Patience With Customers
One of the most important attributes you can have when dealing with customers is patience. Having patience with customers is where empathy comes into play. Empathy is putting yourself in that customers place. More ...
Coping with Difficult People
Difficult people have limited coping skills. Whatever their goal, the discovery over the years that a particular set of actions gets the results they desire has shaped their behavior. Changing our behavior and mindset is the key to coping with these folks. More ...
How Continuous Learning Increases Your Market Value
I remember back in the old days when you could just do your job and at the end of the work day go home and lay back until the next day. But today's labor market is just too competitive. You have to put in extra time advancing your skills and knowledge and increasing your value to the company. More ...
Maintaining a Positive Attitude
People like other people who have a positive attitude, Sometimes events contradict the positive attitude point of view, but the person with the positive attitude still believes, in the end, good will win out. More ...
Techniques - Computer Literacy
It's hard to believe that there are people in today's workforce who don't know how to use a computer. In today's society, being computer illiterate is equivalent to being functionally illiterate. More ...
Separating Personal Life and Job
Accepting employment is making a contract. The employer's part of the contract is to provide salary or hourly pay, plus benefits. Your part of the employment contract is to arrive at work every scheduled workday, on time, and ready to focus on your work. Your personal problems should not interfere with work. More ...
The Fastest Gun Rule
No matter how fast you can draw your gun, there is always someone faster. The same thing applies to you and any quality or talent that you excel at. More ...
Dealing With Idiots at Work
Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone could work together and cooperate to get the job done without any drama or conflict? In any organization with more than two people, that's just not going to happen. More ...
Techniques - Get Ahead by Faking It
Are you working in a no stretch organization? To succeed at work, you need to stretch your capabilities. You need to perform tasks above your skill level, tasks you've never done before. In a no stretch organization, workers are assigned only tasks they've done before. More ...
How to Control Anxiety
If you are constantly worrying, feeling tense, or thinking negative or catastrophic things will happen, you may be struggling with anxiety. Fortunately, the right combination of lifestyle changes, cognitive approaches can help you to reduce the symptoms and overcome your anxiety. More ...
