#Strategy : How To Deal With A Workplace Bully: Advice For Victims, Bosses, & Co-Workers…Bullies are Often Reluctant to Change their Behavior Because it Works for Them.
While Most People Think of Bullies as Kids, Bullying Doesn’t End with High School. Childhood bullies often grow up to become office bullies. In fact, the Workplace Bullying Institute, estimates that up to one-third of employees may be victims of workplace bullying. What Workplace Bullies Do Workplace bullies behave similarly to teen bullies. In addition […]
Your #Career : How To Have A Successful Office Romance…Pause before you plunge. “Stop & Think about Yourself in Relation to the Other Person,”
39% of Workers say They’ve Dated a Colleague at Some Point in their Careers. Nearly a Third say they Married the Person they Dated at Work. Studies show that found that 64% of workers who have office relationships are public with them, compared with 46% nine years ago. Chances are you’ve gotten it on […]
Your #Career : Feel Like You’re Always Working? That’s Because You Are…And If it’s Not Enough that We’re Working More than Generations Past, Many People are Also Getting Paid Less, comparatively, as Well.
One of the Benefits of Living in ‘The Future’ is that Technology was Going to be Doing All the Hard Work. It’s why The Jetsons had that robot servant, and why Roombas were invented. But even though we live in a time with actual, functional hoverboards and self-driving cars, people are still putting in considerable […]
Your #Career : 5 Crazy Reasons You Could Get Fired…Whether you’re the Best Employee in the Office or the Worst, There has Likely been a Time — Even if Only for a Moment — That you’ve Thought About your Losing your Job.
This List of Crazy Reasons People have Lost their Jobs contains ATypical Reasons: These Terminated Employees Broke Rules that you Wouldn’t Necessarily Find in a Traditional Employee Handbook or Code of Conduct. Show up to your job on time, always turn in your best work, and be a team player — these are all characteristics of […]
#Strategy : The Magical Email Formula That’ll Speed Up Your Boss’ Decision (& Let You Get Back to Work)…Boss Should say Yes to that Immediately Because you’re Making the Decision Easy.
I Can (almost) Promise that Once you Supply your Manager with Enough Information, you’ve Shortened the Process & Gotten Much Closer to get a Yes. Or, at the very least, a genuine “I’ll think about it.” I know, I know, your manager can be the worst. You’d totally be able to do your job […]
#Leadership : How To Manage People Who Are Older Or Have More Expertise Than You…Here’s What you Need to Know When it Comes to Managing People Who are Older or Have More Expertise than You.
You were just Promoted into a Management Position or Asked to Lead a Project Team – and You’re the Youngest Person in the Group. Here’s what you need to know when it comes to managing people who are older or have more expertise than you. When I began my career in the sales operations department […]
#Strategy : How to Find Someone’s Work Email Using Just their Name … Automated the Process of Hunting for Someone’s corporate Email with a Nifty New Chrome Extension Built on Top of Gmail.
If you’ve ever tried to figure out what someone’s work email address might be — knowing only their name — you know how frustrating it can be. “First initial plus last name” is a safe bet, but it’s not always right. But now developer Oleg Campbell has automated the process of hunting for someone’s corporate email […]
#Leadership : A CEO Shares the Letter he Sends to Every Job Candidate before Making an Offer…You are Receiving this Letter Because we Believe You are the Right Person to Lead our Much-Needed Growth at this Important Stage of our Organization, & We are Honored you are Considering Joining the Possible team.
A few years ago, I Read a Letter a Social Entrepreneur Sent to Every Candidate Before he Made an Offer. It had a profound impact on me even as someone who wasn’t considering joining his team, so we started the practice at Possible. Mark Arnoldy, CEO of Possible. I wanted to share the letter we […]
#Leadership : Are You A Leader Or A Follower?…Leadership is the Art of Persuasion—The Act of Motivating People to Do More than They ever Thought Possible in Pursuit of a Greater Good.
It has Nothing to Do with your Title. It has Nothing to Do with Authority or Seniority. You’re not a Leader just Because you Have People Reporting to You. And you don’t suddenly become a leader once you reach a certain pay grade. A true leader influences others to be their best. Leadership is about social influence, not […]
#Leadership : How Servant Leaders ‘Fill The Gap’…Leadership Is a byproduct of Serving Others; It’s the Intangible Value you Create in Others Who Don’t Even Realize They’re Being Led.
To Fill the Gap Means to Serve Others Before Serving Oneself. Servant Leaders Recognize that Enabling Others Serves the Betterment of the Team while also Building Oneself. To fill the gap is to serve a purpose. What gap will you fill today? Image credit: Hamed Saber on Flickr Last week, August 6th, was the fifth anniversary of […]