Elevating Your Professional Habits: A Blueprint for Success in a New Role

Congratulations on your new position, a testament to your wealth of experience.

Yet, as we climb the professional ladder, it’s easy to accumulate less-than-ideal habits. Starting afresh in a new role offers a golden opportunity to shed these habits, boosting …

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Thriving Under Year-End Pressure: Your Roadmap to Success

Hey there, fellow managers, as we approach the end of the year, the pressure is on, and those senior management expectations are soaring higher than ever.

I know you’ve been feeling the heat, and you’ve probably been asking yourself, “What …

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A Beginner’s Guide to Business Attire

Showing up to work often means juggling various responsibilities, to-dos, and scheduling — so what you’re going to wear might be the last thing on your mind. Yet your business attire, or what you wear to work, can reflect your …

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8 Ways to Improve Your Time Management Skills

What’s the difference between an unproductive employee and a productive one? Often, it’s not their talent or work ethic but their time management skills. Time management is a soft skill that ensures you get your work done efficiently and effectively — …

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What Is Career Readiness?

Being able to succeed in the workplace isn’t just about completing day-to-day tasks — it’s about working with others, managing your workload, communicating your results, and building your career. All of those skills are known as career readiness. 

Career readiness …

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What Is Professional Development (and Why Does It Matter)?

School may be over, but learning is a lifelong process, especially if you want to move up the career ladder. Professional development plays a huge role in helping you advance in your chosen career. But what is professional development, and …

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Leveraging Emotional Intelligence for Executive Career Success: Connecting with Others on a Deeper Level

In the workplace, emotional intelligence, or EQ, is valued more than IQ. 75% of responders to a classic CareerBuilder survey of hiring managers said they cared more about employees’ EQ than their IQ. 

“Technical competency and intelligence are important assets …

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Transforming Toxic Workplaces: Strategies to Reclaim Company Vitality and Trust

It may come into effect when your focus moves elsewhere, or you could have gained it when you assumed a new position.

But once you see that your workplace is toxic, you can’t turn away.

Toxic workplaces drain the company …

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3 Times it’s Okay to Say No at Work

“No” is one of the most common first words for English-speaking babies, but as working adults, it can be one of the hardest things to say—especially at the office.

Saying no doesn’t have to be scary, especially when it’s warranted. …

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Managing Up | How to Provide Feedback to Your Manager

You have a new job, or a new manager, and something isn’t working. You and your boss aren’t seeing eye to eye and you’re getting frustrated—or worse, you’re starting to check out.

Or maybe you’re finding that you and your …

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