Archive for July, 2010
Engage Workers By Letting Them Think
At a time when study after study confirms that only about 20% of employees are engaged in their current work, it’s hard not to conclude that something’s not working! Many employee engagement approaches are still one-way communication efforts on steroids that fail to tap into the ability of employees to think and act differently.
Eight Steps to Make Communication a Vital Skill
The art of everyday communications should be every executive’s number one priority. Every statement and every communication must contain the elements connected to company success, including its values, motivation, goals and objectives. However, successful communication is not just about idea, it’s also about how it is said.
These eight steps will help you turn communication into [...]
What You Need to Lead – Negotiating Tactics
If you think about it, we’re negotiating on the job all the time. Whether we’re asking for the big promotion, the funding to attend a training or conference, or to take a vacation during “busy” season, we’re in more bargaining situations than we realize at work.
Women, in particular, need as many negotiation tools as possible, [...]
Shop for a Job Before Writing a Resume
Writing a resume without a specific job in mind is like jumping off a diving board without knowing how deep the water is. Your chance of success is small and you could even hurt yourself.
We all know that a resume is the primary tool for marketing your skills, knowledge, and experience to prospective employers. Most [...]
Your True Impression
Most of us have a pretty solid idea about how we think others perceive us. We tend to be aware of what we look like when we head out the door, especially if we are going someplace where we know it matters, like an interview. Yet few of us realize that because of our online [...]
Decoding the Job Postings
Job seekers know, it’s brutal out there. Giving yourself every advantage in your search for employment plays a vital role in landing the job you desire. That being said, in a media savvy world, there really is no excuse not to investigate and find out everything you need to know about a prospective employer before [...]
Powder Vitamin Supplements, Hassle-Free for All
There are many different reasons why an individual can not swallow a vitamin: they could have just had surgery, they may be disabled and older and younger individuals often have trouble with the swallowing of larger, thicker pills. Now there is an alternative for those who don’t like or don’t want to swallow their vitamins. [...]
Five Ways to Become a More Confident Job Seeker
One of the most common problems I notice among entry-level job seekers is a lack of confidence. Since most entry-level candidates have little experience in the industry, and minimal experience with the nuances of the job search process as a whole, it is no surprise that recent college graduates get nervous in professional situations. On [...]
Interview turn-offs
The most difficult part of sitting in the hot seat during an interview is knowing when to strike a balance. When asked to describe a previous job experience, do you go into detail, and if so, how much detail?
Hiring managers say that rambling too much will hurt your chances of getting a job. Instead, [...]
Just What Is (and Isn’t) Great Work?
Graphic designer Milton Glaser started this ball rolling for me. Even if you’ve never heard of him, you probably know his most famous creation: I LOVE NEW YORK.
His book Art is Work is mainly a collection of his design work, but he opens it with a curious and powerful insight. He says everything we do [...]
