A reader writes: What do you do when an executive tells you to work with one of his/her subordinates to make something happen, and that person is unresponsive or unreliable? How do you move forward when it’s so difficult to get …
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It’s easy enough to find advice on firing an employee or managing your bad boss, but information on letting go of a professional relationship with a person who does not fall into these two categories is a little harder to …
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If you see an e-mail with four paragraphs, do you read it? My automatic response is to either skim it really quickly or close the message immediately. Here are some thoughts from Zen Habits’ Leo Babauta on why writing long …
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In a competitive workplace, we often think we have to do something extraordinary to stand out, but this isn’t necessarily the case. Sometimes, it’s the little things that encourage important people to remember and appreciate us. The Guy Who Made …
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I get asked for favors all the time, and I’ve noticed that there is definitely an effective and ineffective way to do it. Here are some tips for getting the best results from this mundane but extremely important business task: …
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The online world is buzzing about Google+ (or Google Plus), which is purported to be Google’s answer to Facebook. Since it’s not available to the public, I haven’t used it yet, but I have seen the news coverage and Google’s …
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No matter how much education we have, no matter how many training courses we take, no matter how much motivation we have to succeed, and no matter if we have all the right tools for the job, it is a …
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