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Even since I launched the first group coaching call on Insider Tips to Getting Promoted, I am pleased to received many great questions by email related to how to get a promotion at work. Here are the top 5 most common questions and my perspective. Overall, you will see a theme. Besides being a good at your job, you need to have great soft skills such as managing upwards, leadership skills, skills to deal with office politics etc… in order to increase your chances for promotion. ...
We had an amazing first Group Coaching Call this past Tuesday. The topic was Insider Tips to Getting Promoted. I prepared the following materials and had a very interactive discussion with everyone for an hour.
I was honored to be joined by readers from all over the world. We had a nice, intimate group of 5 attendees – 1 from the Philippines, 1 from Germany, and 3 people from 3 different states in the U.S. Surprisingly, everyone had at least 15 years of experience. It was my pleasure to meet everyone virtually as well as learn from their comments. We also discussed some great questions they raised ...
Effective communication with your boss is essential to your career success. One of the things your boss will always want is proactive communication of your work status & progress. It will show that you are on top of your work and you respect him enough to keep him informed.
This not always easy. Below is a situation a Soft Skills Gym member faced. What would you do if you were him? Share your comments below. He agreed to let me share it in case his situation and my advice can help you learn how to better communicate work status with your boss. ...
Someone just asked me to answer on Quora – How to deal with a unreasonable tough boss? I want to share my answers here in case you also have a tough boss. The person who asked me this question didn’t provide specifics, so I offered 5 general tips on how to deal with a tough boss that can work in any situation. ...
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 Marie’s first business job. Her boss was mysteriously difficult, and we’ll see what she did in response: ...
We are giving public access to this recording on upward communication to showcase the type of content available in the Soft Skills Gym. For more recordings like this one, sign up today.
Welcome to the first candid conversation with one of our Executive Authors, Louis Johnston. Candid conversations are frank interviews I have with business executives regarding a personal story or some lesson they learned from their career. ...
The most common mistake that people make at work is not obvious to most people. Some may not find out that they are doing this for many years. The most common mistake people make is failing to dedicate time to manage upwards. Upward management is never listed in any job description, but I can assure you that it makes all the difference to the speed of your career progression. No matter what your position is in the business world (business analyst, project manager, VP), upward management is essential to your success. ...