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Should You Put a Photo On Your CV?
One notable challenge in an international career search is how best to create a curriculum vitae (CV) or resume that…
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Overcoming Obstacles: How To Build Resilience as a Manager
“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I…
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Expat Life – The Trials and Triumphs of Working Abroad
For those of us who have left our homelands behind for a better job prospect, for love, or just for…
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The dangers of perfectionism
This Habit Will Destroy Your Work Life and Cost Your Company
Snapshot: Two kinds of perfectionism exists: Adaptive perfectionism allows a person to focus on internal striving, remain open to feedback, and know not to nitpick. Maladaptive perfectionism causes incredible anxiety and stems from a deep fear of failure. Those who struggle with perfectionism are costly to a workplace in terms of deadlines, time, and internal…
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Your boss is watching you
The Impact of the Hawthorne Effect on Productivity at Work
The Hawthorne effect (also referred to as the observer effect) refers to a phenomenon whereby individuals improve or modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed. In other words, it refers to an increase in worker productivity produced by the psychological stimulus of being singled out and made to feel important.
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The hidden benefits of stress
How to use stress to make yourself a better person!
Feeling stressed? Embrace it! New research shows that stress can actually make you happier and stronger – just by viewing the experience more positively. Instead of treating stress as a disease, experts are encouraging us to reset our minds to view the negatives of stress as positives. By taking a more positive view of stress…
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Uncross your arms and stand up straight, or you’ll never get that raise!
Body Language Signals You Should Never Send in a Negotiation
Regardless of how well you prepare for a negotiation and how convincing your arguments are – your negotiating strategy can topple like a house of cards in a single moment. How can this happen? Maybe your negotiating partner picked up on your insecurity and nervousness, given away by your shaking hands and the film of sweat…
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Children and Career
Why the new generation of professional parents is profiting
Parents who go back to work after having children, and mothers in particular, still struggle with prejudice and criticism. This is completely unfounded, however, because studies have shown that children from homes where both parents are employed have better prospects for the future. Many young parents, and mothers in particular, are faced with the question…
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Managers as mood ministers
Creating – And Sustaining – A Happy Work Environment
As a senior manager, you must wear many hats – fearless leader, networking expert, corporate strategist. And to boost the spirits of your employees and coworkers, sometimes you need to step up and become what we call a “mood minister.” How are your actions and feelings influencing the atmosphere at your office? How can you foster a happy work environment, and more importantly, how can you sustain it?
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Manners for global managers
International Business Etiquette Quiz
Does the thought of traveling for work excite you – flying business class to far-off lands and experiencing new cultures? Business and social etiquette can be tricky, especially in foreign countries. Making the right moves and saying the right thing can make a big difference in your career. Take the Experteer quiz on international business…
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Worker Benefits
I. Want. Home. Office. Not a parking space!
Unusual employee events are highly valued. No medium-sized company without survival training, no start-up without a ski jumping event… But does it really have to be this way? Can companies in competition for highly qualified employees not score with other benefits? Satisfied employees. Happy employees. Productive employees. What kind of boss wouldn’t like to see…
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Stuck in a rut at work?
4 Strategies to Give Your Career New Direction
You arrive at work and get your first cup of coffee. As it’s sitting on your desk, still steaming, you start daydreaming about your plans for the evening. Sound familiar? If so, you may be stuck in a rut at work. It’s an easy problem to ignore, after all it’s terribly cozy in the comfort…
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Relocation: mobility as an important career factor
New Job, New City, New Happiness?
New York, Seattle, London – today more than ever it’s beneficial to change employers and locations several times in the span of a career. What are the challenges associated with making such a move, both professionally and personally, and how will you master them? The fallacy of the “lifer” In the recent past, it was…