How To Get Your Boss To Agree To Your Ideas
Asking your boss to change a work process or add a new one can be hard, and you never know what the answer will be. This article will look at how you can convince your boss to let you do…
Communication Tips
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“It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” If you’ve heard this before, you know just how tricky communication can be. It’s no different at work, especially with digital communication like, email where tone can be easily misinterpreted. Read on to keep your communication skills sharp and learn how relate to everyone in the office.
How to Write a Cold Email When You Have No Clue
Cold-Email Writing Tips for First-Timers Cold emails are unsolicited queries or offers to potential employers, partners, customers, or investors, seeking work, collaboration, sales, or capital. How to write a cold email for the first time is a matter of believing…
How to Apologize at Work
Mistakes happen in the workplace all the time. It might be a simple mistake, such as arriving late to work, or a large mistake, such as approving a sale you weren’t supposed to. Apologies often make people feel embarrassed and…
6 Strategies for Developing Leaders in your Company
Whether leadership development occurs at the executive level, the upper or mid-management level, or the project-team level, it is key to progress and progression at any company. This post identifies key shifts in the leadership development training paradigm based on…
6 Questions to Ask at a Job Interview
Interviewing a potential applicant for a position within the company may sound like an easy task, but the right questions can help tell a lot about a person’s values, work ethic, and how they will work under pressure. Consider adding…
How to lead a productive online meeting that doesn’t suck
Working remotely is a new normal for many companies—evidenced by the fact that people are downloading 30 times more video conferencing apps than they were a few months ago. The new working world is full of challenges, and online meetings…
How to handle coworkers who discuss polarizing topics at work
Coworkers sharing their personal views about politics, religion, culture and more are polarizing many workplaces. Whether the topic is about fake or real news, the role of government, or flat earth theories (really?!), opinions on these topics are often inflexible.…
How to stand out from your coworkers…without making them envious
Have you ever wanted to stand out at work - but were worried about standing out too much? You don't want to ostracize yourself from your peers, but sometimes this can happen when you're pushing for a promotion or trying…
How to handle digital ghosting in the office
Ghosting isn't limited to the dating world. In a world that's increasingly digital, ghosting can happen even within office culture, particularly when it comes to emails. So if you’re getting very little response to your emails, there are some communications…
8 Strategies for new grads to look like pros at their first “real” job
Ah, spring, a time of new beginnings – even in the workplace. With diploma firmly in hand, eager new graduates fill offices with renewed energy, fresh perspectives . . . and plenty of rookie behavior. Time often proves the best…
Can apologizing too much hurt your career?
"Sorry, but I didn’t get your email." "Sorry, but I can’t make it to that meeting." "Sorry, but I have a question." If you tend to start most of your sentences with “Sorry, but....” you may be hurting your career.…
4 Strategies to manage defensiveness in the workplace
Defensive behavior at work is something we all have to deal with, and it doesn't only come from bosses or those in positions of power. The morning janitor, your project partner, an assistant, anyone can be defensive. Despite being common…
How to confront a coworker that steals your sale
If you are in sales, you know that leads are the most important thing in the world. If you've quoted a customer for a sale, and another salesperson takes that lead and sells it from under you, you're going to…
How to leave your job better than you found it
Transitioning out of a job can be stressful - there’s a rush to complete open items and look ahead to the next stop in your career. However, for a variety of reasons, it’s important to ensure you make your exit…
How to conduct a business meeting at a restaurant
Whether you are invited to participate in a group business meeting with outside customers in a restaurant—or are going it alone—there are a few things to keep in mind to make it a success. You don’t want to embarrass your…
What to do when you’re over your head in a new job
Perhaps you have a special talent in expanding and embellishing your skills and past experience in a job interview. Whatever the manager asks about, you say “Of course, I can do that!” thinking you’re smart and will figure it out…
How to standardize communication across your organization
Have you ever been overwhelmed with information? Do your projects stall because you can’t find the right data? Are you constantly playing “catch up” on all your business relationships? If you answered "yes," you might be suffering from communication issues.…
How to rediscover the lost art of listening in the workplace
There is a dearth of listening in the workplace. How did this happen? And does listening matter in this rushed and Tweeting world? Yes. People talk too much. They do not listen. They ask questions in order to answer them rather…
How to address inclement weather as a company
Whether you work in the Midwest, on the East Coast, the West Coast or the South, severe weather is a constant across the country. Hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, winter storms, black ice, and plunging temperatures into the negatives, you name it…
How to deal with “yes people” colleagues
We’ve probably all worked with a “yes person” at some point in our careers. If someone has a bad idea, the yes person says it’s terrific. They tell you what they think you want to hear and have a strong…