Soft Skills - Ask a Wharton MBA
Develop Soft Skills – Work Smart & Live More
A few months ago, I did a veggie and fruit cleanse for the first time in my life. Why? All the usual reasons Vanity – I wanted to get back to my college weight after having two kids. Peer Pressure – My husband and my friend were doing it that week Efficiency – I didn’t have… ...
Why am I here on earth? What makes me truly happy in life? How do I find my passion? I don’t know about you, but I am asking myself these questions more and more often as I get older. There is so much societal pressure to make more money, get that promotion faster, and show off the fancy car/house we… ...
What is a Growth Mindset? Stanford Professor Carol Dweck developed this concept in her 2006 book – Mindset – The New Psychology for Success. In there, she provides the following Fixed Mindset and Growth Mindset definitions: “In a fixed mindset, students believe that their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits. They have a certain… ...
Are you worried about keeping your job? Is your company announcing layoffs? If so, you need to listen to the recording below. It is my distinct pleasure to introduce a new Executive Author, Helena Light, to our site. Helena has been a friend and neighbor of mine for the last 10+ years. She is also the Partner… ...
Achieving work life balance takes self-awareness, making tough choices, and being disciplined. As a recovering over-achiever and perfectionist, this is hard for me. My natural tendency with any job is to err on the side of working over-time and prioritizing my job above anything else. The only reason I was able to maintain… ...
Dealing with a difficult boss is always a sensitive topic. We don’t always know if we should say anything, or how we should go about addressing our issues with them. This is why I am excited to introduce another candid conversation with one of our Executive Authors, Lynn Marie Auzenne. In this recording, we discussed Lynn… ...
Not getting the promotion we were expecting can be devastating to our self-image. I am here to tell you that you are not alone. In fact, not getting promoted can happen to the best of us. What is important is how you handle this unexpected news and what you do next to keep advancing in… ...