Tagged professional development

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Morning Glory

The Secret to Success is a 5 AM Wake-Up Call.

Early risers are more successful in the business world. Here’s why. „The early bird catches the worm.” This motto has been around in American top management as a success formula for years. Today this management style has spread to other corners of the world, and it’s becoming increasingly more accepted. Click on ALLOW button to…

Importance of Creative Thinking For Managers
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Executives: More creative candidates, please!

“You don’t have to be dead to be valued.”

Managers who are willing to think outside the box and deviate from popular opinion can sometimes get a bad rap. However, these innovative thinkers are able to react flexibly and creatively to difficult situations and problems in their team, effectively turning failures into success stories. In this article we look at why managers benefit from thinking…

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The Promotion You Deserve

Can You Get Promoted Faster? Yes. Here’s How.

Curious to know how long it takes the average professional to rise in the corporate ranks? So were we. We examined data from thousands of Experteer candidates and here is what we discovered. It takes just over two years in the U.S. and UK, on average, to rise from a specialist to a manager position….

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The New 21st Century Jobs

Chief Experience Officer and Other Dream Jobs That May Not Have Existed 6 Months Ago

Chief Experience Officer (CXO) may be a new job title, but the concept is as old as the idea of sales; however the execution is entirely different. A CXO  make it a point that internal and external stakeholders possess the “feel good” attitude towards the company. They keep their ear to the ground on the…

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Forget “Win-Win!”

Why Managers Should Be Extra Tough in Negotiation Situations

The idealized “Win-Win Situation” that most aspire to reach in salary negotiations is a lazy compromise, explains former entrepreneur and negotiations expert Kurt-Georg Scheible. According to Scheible, the best way to win in a negotiation is to stay tough. Brutally tough. The classic “Harvard Concept” for negotiation recommends that both parties strive towards reaching a…

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Great Risk, Greater Rewards

The Politics of External Hiring for Senior Managers

Have you considered peeking over the corporate fence, in search of greener grass? External hiring for senior managers has the following benefits, which could make your efforts worthwhile: Click on ALLOW button to have access to more exciting career news!

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The Trump Phenomenon

What to Do When You’re Offered a Position You’re Not Qualified For?

Donald Trump is about to start his newest job – as a politician, and not just any, but the most important politician in the world – regardless of the fact that he has no political experience to date. For every other candidate, the application process can be the same way. Every day, professionals send off their…

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“So, how many words per minute can you manage on this typewriter?”

4 Pieces of Outdated Career Advice You Must Ignore To Succeed

Whether you’re a seasoned executive or a fresh-faced and hungry college grad, you can never escape well-meaning career advice. Click on ALLOW button to have access to more exciting career news!

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When leaders face a setback, how do they use it as a setup for a comeback? How do they pivot?

5 Strategies for an Impactful Professional Pivot

From media darling, to committed wife, to Democratic candidate nominee, to mis-trusted advisor, to hopeful presidential incumbent and now the opponent of U.S. President Elect, Donald Trump, Hilary Clinton’s long and often troubled legacy has come to a seeming full-stop with her concession speech to Mr. Trump on November 8th, 2016. Or…has it? Click on…

5 Workplace Mirroring Scenarios To Use For Success
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Chasing success? Take a look in the mirror.

5 Workplace Mirroring Scenarios To Use For Success

Through the day-to-day minutiae, a workplace can seem perfunctory, a functional space where 9-to-5ers converge under the company umbrella. But take a closer look and it’s actually its own ecosystem built upon one thing and one thing only: the relationships and behaviors of its constituent parts. With so many conflicting agendas and varied personalities, there…