Tag: job
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Passion Is Overrated: Do What You’re Good At Doing
“Follow your passion.” Ugh. This is one of the most misleading three-word phrases on the internet today. We are inundated with the phrases “follow your passion” and “seek your bliss” and rarely are they followed with instructions or how-to manuals. This is partially because we love the idea of it, but most of us don’t know how…
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Be a Better Leader: How to be a Great, Charismatic Boss
Charismatic leaders are strong, fascinating, hard-working front-runners, but these coaches are not without their pitfalls. Some lack in planning, consistency, and professionalism. They have the potential to be spirited agents of change and steer entire organizations towards success, or they can be loud, egocentric pioneers growing their careers but costing companies millions.
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5 Networking Tips for Introverts, Guest Editor, Nicki Escudero
If the thought of a networking mixer makes you cringe rather than jump for joy, you’re not alone. In her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain writes at least one-third of the population is introverted. Don’t sacrifice your career growth because you hate large groups –…
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Time to Decide: What do You Want?
Lately, I find myself having conversations with people who seem to know exactly what they want. Actually, they seem to know exactly what they don’t want. People will complain about their jobs, they’re unhappy with their boss/responsibilities/location/commute, etc. They say they want to leave, they’d rather be doing something else, they want more time at…
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Never be Late for Work Again
You know that day. Your eyes gradually, lazily open to the morning sun, stretching your arms out to the sides of your bed you relish in that delightful feeling of sleeping in on the weekend …