5 Steps to
Standing Out Above the Crowd at Work - Do you feel like one in
a million at work – and not in a good way? When you run into your boss in
the hallway, do you get the impression she isn’t sure who you are? Are the
juicy projects always going to someone else?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you need to raise your work
profile. Here are some tips to get you started...
Unveiling
the Value of Your Expertise - All of us have knowledge, expertise,
and experience that others can benefit from. We all can contribute to
other’s success with our expertise. Unfortunately, some things keep us
from doing this as successfully as we could. Learn how to unveil the
value of your expertise by implementing this
advice.
Get Beyond Your Tasks
- Define your purpose at work by defining the reasons you do your work.
Having a purpose at work means your job matters. Create your own vision
at work by getting beyond your job title.
Don't Let Difficult People
Derail Your Career - I bet you think you know what a difficult
person at work is. You probably have someone in mind right now. But read
these descriptions of difficult people at work anyway. Then read the 10
suggestions for handling difficult people. It might just help you.
Nothing
Happens Until You Sell Yourself! How To Promote Your Career -
Self-promotion at work can be a very good thing if you're looking for
advancement, juicy assignments, a raise or simply a pat on the back.
Wallflowers at work stay just that. Use this advice to promote yourself in
the workplace with tact.
You're Not
Paranoid; They Are Watching You - Don't sabotage yourself at work by
making yourself at home. You may be under surveillance by your employer.
Learn about workplace privacy (or not) here.
Build Your
Career Decision By Decision - Making decisions at work and in your
career is a courageous and useful thing. Learn why. And learn how to make
better decisions.
Winners Don't
Depend On Atta-Boys - We all want recognition and appreciation at
work. We all want a perfect world too. Learn the realist's view of
recognition at work here and how it fits into your career goals and
achieving what you want at work and in life. It's not good or bad, just
realistic.
Nine Questions To Ask Yourself
Before You Head To The Office Party - "Let's party" means
something different than your usual after-work social routine when it's
about an "office party". An office party has unwritten rules that you
need to follow to keep your career, and job, in top shape. A corporate
etiquette expert tells you nine of those rules in this article.
A
Camel Looks Like A Horse Designed By A Committee - You've certainly
heard people say that volunteering for a committee is a good thing, that it
gives you visibility. That's true. But that doesn't mean you should serve on
a useless committee or form one when it's not needed. Learn the ins and outs
of committee service and forming one here.
Functioning in a Dysfunctional
Workplace - Symptoms of a dysfunctional workplace or company
might include employees who disbelieve new ideas before they even try
them; meetings that result in the decision to have another meeting; and
employees who can't tell you exactly why they're even there. But you can
be an employee who recognizes dysfunction and thrives in it. Learn how.
Avoid The
Thirteen Habits of a Failure - Permanent failure is when you don’t
learn from your temporary failures. If you don’t focus on what causes
failure, and if you don’t decide to do something about it, you’re
perpetuating permanent failure and blocking any path to success. See if
you can identify with these failures and then turn them around to your
advantage.
10
Effective Ways to Remember Names - Remember people's names and
use them when you see them if you want them to remember you favorably.
Let them know you think they're somebody by getting their name right.
You'll have an advantage in business settings over others who can't
remember names.
Boredom and
Burnout Are A Deadly Pair - Feeling bored at work? Think you're a
job burnout? You could be. Read the signs and symptoms as well as what to do
about it.
Seven Ways to Get the Most
Out of the Next Training You Attend - Approach training
sessions so that you maximize the value
from the learning experience. Regardless of the length, situation or
topic, there are some very specific things that you can do to convert
the experience into useful learning you can apply in your work.
100
Top 2004 Secrets to Success - These success secrets for 2004 can
apply to any year of your life. Learn 100 secrets to your success in
this article. And don't just read these success secrets once. Come back
to this article periodically to review these tips and put them into
action in your life.
Interpersonal Skill
Building -- Yank The Suckers & Weeds - Do you have suckers and
weeds in your workplace? You do if you encounter office politics, wrong
assumptions and stereotypes, indecisive bosses and co-workers, and
double-talking colleagues at work. Learn to squelch these negative
workplaces traits, or at least handle them properly, in yourself and
others at work.
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