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Kick Your Early Morning Email Habit By Doing This Instead
While we know checking email first thing in the morning is a bad idea, it's a hard habit to break. Here are four suggestions for breaking that habit and shifting…
Facebook And Google Try To Manage Inflammatory Postings On Internal Employee Message Boards
Both tech titans are trying to walk the fine line of allowing employees to speak their minds, while also ensuring that comments aren't offensive nor distract people from their jobs
11 Simple Ways To Build A Relationship (Not Just A Rolodex) When Networking
One of the most popular questions I receive as a career coach is, “How do I build an ongoing relationship with a new contact?”
Military Contractor Raytheon Cuts 15,000 Jobs—CEO Still Earns Millions
The job cuts will affect the workers at the company’s jet engine-builder, Pratt & Whitney, and its aviation and military equipment manufacturer, Collins Aerospace. A number of Raytheon’s business divisions…
Research Finds That Being A Jerk Doesn’t Help You Get Ahead At Work
In exciting news for anyone who has dealt with difficult people, a new research study shows that being intimidating, manipulative or selfish does not help people get ahead after all
5 Steps To Forging Ahead Fearlessly
There’s no doubt that the past six months have been like no other half year in our lifetimes. But there will be good things that come from it, silver linings…
A ‘Record-Setting’ 384,000 People Applied For Jobs At Amazon’s Career Day—Has The Online Retailing Juggernaut Become Too Big And Powerful?
The company is an unstoppable juggernaut. While many retailers were forced to close or curtail their businesses during the Covid-19 lockdown, Amazon thrived
While Working From Home, People With This Personality Trait Have Experienced The Greatest Increase In Work-Life Balance
Certain personality traits predict whether someone is going to love or hate the experience of working from home. And a new study finds that people with this one trait have…
Allegations Of Fraud In The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program: Why The System Is Flawed
The weekly and monthly jobs reports are widely viewed by the public as a barometer of the economy and job market. Important decisions are made based on the data provided…
You Are More Than Your Career: Act To Improve Your Mental Health During The Pandemic
You don't have to wait for the pandemic to end to regain some footing. Find your way forward through simple yet powerful acts