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Dreamer or Visionary – Who Are You?
“Dreamer.” Oftentimes, this word is used to describe people who are out of touch. But consider for a moment what…
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The Executive Search Process: What Senior Candidates Need to Know
Are you ready for the next step in your career? Are you striving towards a new position in management? Whether you found…
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11 Habits of Successful Leaders [VIDEO]
Anyone can be a manager, but not everyone can be a leader. Today we take a look at the 11…Thank you Dad!
The day you were born, your father’s world changed. From one moment to the next, everything was different: the feelings he felt, the responsibilities he carried, the way he looked at life! Stop the rush, stop the stress for just one short minute – watch the story. Say ‘Thank you, Dad’
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Work Lulls Happen
Career Ruts Affect Senior Managers Most. Here’s How to Get Unstuck
Nearly all professionals have experienced them: frustrating career ruts. When you are not getting what you want, not moving forward, not feeling inspired or challenged.
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Applying at Age 45 – Make Your Experience Count!
Tried-and-true routines, expansive knowledge of established processes, and detailed industry knowledge – as a competent applicant with extensive work experience, you have a lot to offer an employer. You also know to avoid many mistakes that entry-level applicants still have yet to make. Frame your experience as your most valuable capital. When you’re applying at age…
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The One Question Holding You Back at Work – Stop Asking “How”
Faced with a difficult new task? Don’t make it harder than it is – just do it. Too often, our minds are held hostage by self-imposed restrictions and our impression of the expectation of others. So, if you really want to push yourself and aim for success, avoid asking this question that’s holding you back at…
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Workouts of the Mega-Successful
How great could you be if you exercised like Theresa May or Mark Cuban?
We all know exercise feeds the brain. It also makes you more successful, research strongly suggests, because it helps boost energy, focus and productivity. Take, for example, the research from Tom Corley, the author of Change Your Habits, Change Your Life. In surveying 177 self-made millionaires, he found that 76 percent of them worked out…
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When Employees Cry: Emotions in The Workplace
Emotions in the Office: What do you do when employees cry? Almost everyone knows the feeling: your throat burns, you jaw begins to shake and your eyes water up. Sometimes, you just can’t help bursting into a flood of tears. The situation is compounded if it happens at the office – in front of your…
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Body Language
Don’t Trust That Grin
In negotiation situations, most people analyze the body language of their counterpart to gauge their trustworthiness. But as researchers from USC recently discovered, this can be a dangerous mistake. Other factors play a much larger role. Just because someone smiles doesn’t mean they’re trustworthy. Other factors are much more important than their facial expressions. Recently,…
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Salary Calculator
Adding Zeroes To Your Paycheck, Made Simple
You pay. And pay. And pay. Almost half of your money goes to the government, skipping your pocket altogether. It’s high time to improve your salary – wouldn’t it be nice to have a few more hundred dollars in your account at the end of every month? But how much can you earn in your…
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Spotting Special Employees
Turns Out, You May Be Sitting On Hidden Talent
Leaders: promoting from within? You’re doing it all wrong Filling management spots is a common leadership headache. Let’s say you are on the hook to find the right person for an open team lead position. You look at the pool of talent that is already in the company, and consider whether it might be better…
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French Presidential Election
More Than Meets the Eye: The Secret to Macron’s Success
Against all odds, the freshest face in the 2017 French Presidential race has backed his right-wing populist opponent Marine Le Pen into a tight corner: Emmanuel Macron. Who is the man bringing new hope to French politics? From the outside, one could easily see French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron as an overachieving political wunderkind: Always composed,…