“be Better” Tips for Everyone
If You’re In A Job Search, You Need To Hear This
By Dawn Graham – Forbes A listener looking to make a career switch called into my weekly radio show on SiriusXM to ask if I could help hone his professional introduction. When I asked what he did for a living, he immediately confessed, “Well, right now I’m unemployed, but…” Immediately I cut him off (something…
Read MoreThe 2 things highly productive people do to get so much more work done
By Thomas Oppong – Ladders Productivity has more to do with your habits than with your IQ. What you do every day either put you one step closer to getting more high-value work done or two steps back. Managing time efficiently is increasingly becoming challenging. Sometimes, distractions are often about the fear of missing out,…
Read MoreAdjusting to New Places
-by Isabella Caprario at Hire A Helper Adjusting to New Places: Exploring People’s Experiences With Moving to a New City America is becoming increasingly mobile and not just in the cellular sense. More than forty percent of the U.S. population lives in a state other than the one in which they were born, and they’ll likely…
Read MoreSecrets to Becoming a Great Leader
– by Beau Peters Beau Peters is a creative professional with a lifetime of experience in service and care. As a manager, he’s learned a slew of tricks of the trade that he enjoys sharing with others who have the same passion and dedication that he brings to his work. There are many different…
Read MoreWant To Be A Better Leader? Do It With ‘Feeling’
By Rodger Dean Duncan – Forbes My friend Jim Rainey took over the reins of a huge agribusiness concern that had been hemorrhaging from operating loses for the previous five years. As the “turnaround guy,” he carried a heavy load of expectations. A few days after joining the company, Jim walked into an early morning…
Read MoreThe Future of Leadership is Empathy—And Companies are Better for It
By Lindsay Patton – Entrepreneur Next We’d all be better off by following the millennial model: showing more empathy at work. Empathy in the workplace has been a millennial-led trend for a few years, and if companies and leaders don’t adapt, it’s going to be increasingly difficult to find and retain talent. We hear over and over how…
Read MoreHow to hide your clutter using Zoom, Skype, Teams, or Jitsi
By Barbara Krasnoff – TheVerge So you’re dealing with a pandemic, a full-time job that has gone remote, and/or kids who are heading back to school (or not, as the case may be). With all that, and more, who has time to clean? Rather than stress about the mess during business or family video meetings,…
Read More3 signs your boss, manager, or coworker is a toxic leader (and you should quit)
By Nicholas Cole – Ladders Being an effective leader is not inherent in every person. Sure, some people are born with “leadership tendencies,” but leadership is a skill as much as anything else — and to be an effective leader, you need to put in the time and practice to effectively inspire and guide those…
Read More207 Action Verbs To Make Your Resume Pop
Originally Posted on Careercloud Here at Careercloud, we write about resumes quite a lot. So over the years, we have found what works, and what doesn’t. One of the things that make resumes stand out is using different verbs to describe your accomplishments. If you need help with your resume, our friends at TopResume offer…
Read More6 Things to Do If You Feel Overwhelmed With Work
Article by Tyler Hicks – Recruiter.com It’s one of the best problems an entrepreneur can have: too much work. You put in the time, you built your business, and now clients are clamoring for your talents. It can feel like staring down a daunting ski slope: You know it’s going to be a fun ride, and it took…
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