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Albert Einstein once said, “Three rules of work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” My husband shared this quote with me this morning. While it seems so simple, there is so much wisdom in it. Here is what each rule means to me: Rule… ...
Whether you are searching for a job or working in a job, at some point you will need to ask for help if you don’t want to hinder your progress. No man or woman should be an island in their life or work. It’s unrealistic to expect yourself to know it all or do it…
Please login to view additional content. (Register here.)In the work-place, is it better to ensure you individually are given credit for your work, or that the team benefits from your work? My team recently submitted a proposal of which I prepared more than 75%. In fact, of the 25% my analyst (who is junior to me) prepared, I had to revise significantly…. ...
I had an important meeting to lead yesterday. After six months of managing this project, I was hoping this meeting would be the final one needed to get there necessary agreement from all the key business stakeholders. Everything was looking good — we already went through 4 rounds of feedback, and addressed all the concerns… ...
Negative feedback is a fact of life. Sometimes it’s fair, constructive, and expected, but sometimes it can be completely out of the blue. You cannot easily change your boss’s perceptions or motives for giving you negative feedback. What you can control, however, is how you respond to it. So learn how to handle negative feedback… ...
Recently, I wrote about Sarah, who were back-stabbed at work and asked you what you would do if you were her. Thanks for all who voted! It was great to see many of you knew the best way to handle this unfortunate situation and protect yourself and your work reputation. Here is what Sarah actually… ...
I have been struggling with an issue at work: We are doing a project that I know is the right thing to do for the company and the line of business involved. With that said, I still need to figure out the best way to inform the partners in that line of business about the…
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