You do not have to be the CEO of your company to set a strategy. As a manager, as a team leader, and as an individual contributor—nearly everything you do might benefit from a strategy. In fact, in many employee performance reviews, a failure to adopt strategic thinking is often a roadblock that keeps otherwise qualified candidates from scoring a promotion. Strategic thinking is part...
Do More with Less: How to Lead a Productive Meeting
Your high performers dislike meetings — especially if they run long. They see meetings as a wasteful interruption to their structured work day. The more meetings they have, the less satisfied they feel with their job.
Decision Making Skills – Do More With Less
When you were learning how to walk as a child, it was difficult. After your body learned what to do, as your muscles got stronger, and you did it over and over again, it became automatic. Today, you don’t think about putting one foot in...
How to Develop Your Active Listening Skills
Most people think they learned how to listen in kindergarten, but this isn’t exactly the case. You may have learned to hear people when they talk, but you didn’t necessarily get into the habit of actively listening to them. In our daily work lives, our...
Influencing Someone Who’s Blocking Your Progress
This year, I’ve had the terrific experience of working with Stephen Covey, the author of the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey outlines a number of approaches that individuals use when trying to get something from another person, and ultimately advocates win/win,...
Personalize Your Productivity
Productivity advice can be so general sometimes. “Keep your inbox empty.” Or “You can’t multitask.” But productivity is hardly a one-size-fits-all concept. The best way to work depends on the person, it depends on the task, and it depends on the situation surrounding both.
Day in the Life – How to Manage 4 Jobs
You may have heard the phrase, “if you want to get something done, ask a busy person.” In my experience, this is true. For instance, try eating at two restaurants – one crowded and one empty – and notice the speed of the service at...
Anita Bruzzese is a syndicated columnist for Gannett/USA Today on workplace issues and the author of “45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy.” She has been on the Today show, and quoted in publications such as O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Self.com and BusinessWeek.com. Her website, 45things.com, is listed on the Forbes top 100 websites for women.
Author and speaker Wendy Komac is a long-time turnaround specialist who has helped save companies by focusing on changing under performers to exceptional workers. She is the author of I Work with Crabby Crappy People, a humorous and highly informative book about achieving happiness and success.
Alexandra Levit’s goal is to help people find meaningful jobs - quickly and simply - and to succeed beyond measure once they get there. Follow her @alevit.
Eva Rykrsmith is an organizational psychology practitioner. Her passion lies in bringing a psychology perspective to the business world, with the mission of creating a high-performance environment. Follow her @EvaRykr.
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Just welcoming your expertise to the blog, Wendy. Given that 80% of change initiatives fail, we can... - alexandralevit:
Hi, R – I have two Homelanders too. I personally believe that the college market is going to... - rwilcox:
An interesting entry, although I disagree with your conclusions about salary. Here’s why: I have a... - RDS:
This is a fantastic list. Another good is 8 ways to keep your boss happy. http://www.inc.com/geoffrey... - Dush Ramachandran:
Thanks Eva. I’m glad you liked the article.
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