geralt / Pixabay The great Coach John Wooden got it right when he said, “Competitive Greatness is being your best when your best is needed the most.” Rather than focusing on winning the game, he believed in concentrating on being the absolute best you can be in that moment. To him, that was winning. If […]
4924546 / Pixabay When starting a new job, most individuals begin with high hopes and expectations for the job based on the description and on talks with interviewers and employees. This initial engagement can remain or become disengagement quickly depending on several factors, including company culture. While some employees will become disengaged regardless, the individuals
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Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay Work-life balance is among the most challenging aspects of being a professional. Achievement and advancement often come with heavy workloads and long hours, and our personal lives can inevitably take a hit. Add being plugged in to work at all times via email and text, and our overall health and happiness can
I started my career in public relations and marketing working for a big, prestigious firm in Tinsel town. The firm’s client list read like a who’s who of entertainment and business celebrities in Los Angeles. It was protocol to email the whole company if a publicist was to part ways with an account that had
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Getting management buy-in for your new ideas and proposals may not be an easy thing to do. After all, they may already have other plans in place and a budget already allocated for. This is why it’s important for professionals to learn the concept of “issue selling.” According to the Harvard Business Review, issue selling
At the start of 2018, Lead Backend Developer, Ben Lobaugh, announced that he was starting a new daily call that anybody on the WebDevStudios (WDS) team was welcomed to join. It would be a quick 15-minute call to chat about personal growth, leadership, and inspire a productive and passionate remote work environment. He named it
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StartupStockPhotos / Pixabay Mentoring is not a new concept with the more forward-thinking companies developing mentoring programs for their executive talent. Some specifically aimed at women. Yet findings show that despite comprehensive mentoring women are still not getting the same amount of promotions as men, or indeed receiving the same quality of promotion as men.
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rawpixel / Pixabay How well do you know the people who work for you? I don’t mean knowing what TV shows they watch, or remembering the names of all the spouses and partners. I mean really knowing them—understanding how their minds work, what motivates them, what makes them tick. See, any strong team is the
Remember the time when you went to university for a 4 year degree and came out specializing in an area? Those were the times you looked for jobs in the relevant area you specialized in and pursued a career in it. Those were also the times when companies were still aiming to grow linearly. However,
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American music icon and Nobel prize laureate Bob Dylan, famously sang, “The times they are a-changin’.” That may have been the case in the past, but we’re no longer living in a world of change. We’re in a period of outright transformation. It’s essential to understand and embrace that reality in order to move yourself
