Entries by First Sun Team

Your #Career : 4 Tricks You Can Use to Get Ahead & Be Successful at #Work … Are you Waiting for the Day when a Stroke of Genius Leads to your Company’s Greatest #Success? Or, at the Very Least, a #Raise or #JobPromotion ?

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In order to get there, you need to work on your brainstorming skills. Whether you’re known as an “ideas man” in the office or not, you have the ability to come up with solutions that will help you and your company succeed. “The fact is, almost all of the research in this field shows that anyone […]

#Leadership : 3 ways #SteveJobs made #Meetings Insanely #Productive — & Often Terrifying…American #Businesses Lose an Estimated $37 billion a Year Due to #Meeting Mistakes. Steve Jobs made sure #Apple wasn’t One of those Companies.

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Steve Jobs in 2010 Here are three ways the iconic CEO made meetings super productive: 1. He kept meetings as small as possible. In his book “Insanely Simple,” longtime Jobs collaborator Ken Segall detailed what it was like to work with him. In one story, Jobs was about to start a weekly meeting with Apple’s […]

#Leadership : Is this a Major Problem for your Company? Most Americans Don’t Want to Be the #Boss — & they’re Probably Better Off

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New research suggests that being a manager doesn’t hold wide appeal. A survey by professional staffing firm Addison Group, cited on Bloomberg, found that just one-third of American workers believe that becoming a manager can advance their careers. Moreover, of the nearly 1,500 working Americans born between 1946 and 1995 who were surveyed, only one-quarter were […]

Your #Career : 5 Big #Networking Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Career…The Reality is that most #JobOpenings are Never Advertised or Posted. In fact, 63% of Job Seekers Land New Jobs through Networking

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Networking is one of the most important things you can do to nurture your career. Whether you love getting out there and selling yourself or dread the task of making small talk, failing to network effectively will leave you spinning your wheels as far as finding a new job or advancing in your current one. […]

#Leadership : Companies are Now Using this Strategy to Win the War for #Talent … How can #Employers Make sure Highly Qualified #Workers Choose Your Company over Your Competition?

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Recruiting top talent is a priority for every business regardless of location or industry. According to a report released by commercial real estate services company CBRE, 67 percent of multinational companies prioritize talent acquisition and retention over cost savings. There’s a good reason for that: Without skilled workers, companies would be lost.  And at the heart of the […]

Your #Career : Can’t Find a #Job? Here’s What to Do Next… These are 4 Ways you Can get Back on your Feet, start Getting Back into a Routine, & Get your Mind & Body Retrained for Work.

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We’re on much better footing, economically speaking, than at any time in the past seven or eight years. The Great Recession officially ended in June of 2009, and yet, six-and-a-half years later, we’re still feeling the effects. Though unemployment is down, and the economy is humming again, there’s still one big hang-up — a lot […]

#Strategy : 13 Tricks to Lead a Simpler, Happier Life … #5- “Ask yourself, Will this Matter in 1 Year, 5 Years, or 10 Years? If it Won’t, you Need to Stop #Stressing out About it. Move Forward.”

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Last year, Business Insider published a list of easy ways to simplify your life, featuring comments posted on the Quora thread, “How can I make my life simpler?” Since then, the thread has ballooned to nearly 700 answers, with users from all over the world weighing in on how to eliminate physical and mental clutter, […]

Your #Career : 33 Things you Should Never say During a #PerformanceReview …. To Help Ensure you Get What you Want & Deserve Out of your Next Review, Avoid the Following Phrases

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If you work for someone other than yourself, you’re likely to receive an annual performance review from your boss.  “When done well, reviews can greatly benefit both the employee and employer,” says Darlene Price, president of Well Said, Inc., and author of “Well Said! Presentations and Conversations That Get Results.” “Unfortunately, not everyone makes the most of […]

Your #Career : Need a Job? 5 Ways to Get Employed Faster …. If you’re Searching for a New Job, You’re not Alone. 71% of Workers are Workers are either Actively Looking or Interested in Finding a New Position

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If you’re searching for a new job, you’re not alone. Seventy-one percent of workers are workers are either actively looking or interested in finding a new position, according to a survey by Jobvite. For many, the process of finding new work can be tedious at best and soul-deadening at worst. The hunt for the perfect […]

Your #Career : 33 #BusinessBooks every #Professional should Read before Turning 30…Your 20s are the Time when you Lay the Foundation for your #Career & Finances, which Means there’s Plenty to Learn Along the Way.

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Your 20s are the time when you lay the foundation for your career and finances, which means there’s plenty to learn along the way.  To help you figure out how to navigate the professional world and set yourself on the right trajectory, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite business books. They include career guides, business memoirs, and academic […]