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  • Done right, work flexibility equals greater productivity

    Done right, work flexibility equals greater productivity

    8/31/2021

    Today’s modern organizations know that work-life flexibility is essential for a healthy, thriving, productive culture. The terms are often used synonymously, but don’t always mean the same thing. Read on to learn more!!!
  • 7 Ways to Better Juggle Work and Family

    7 Ways to Better Juggle Work and Family

    6/8/2021

    While keeping your personal issues separated from your work life is an important step toward being a true professional, there are times when the two are bound to intertwine.
  • Strategies to Transition Back to the Office after Working from Home During a Pandemic

    Strategies to Transition Back to the Office after Working from Home During a Pandemic

    6/1/2020

    With so much focus right now on keeping yourself and others around you healthy, returning to a “normal” routine seems like a fairytale at this point—but it will happen eventually.
  • How to Stay Socially Connected with Your Team While Working Remotely

    How to Stay Socially Connected with Your Team While Working Remotely

    3/26/2020

    Building resiliency during difficult times is one of the hallmarks of society, but how do you do it while feeling isolated?
  • 6 Better Ways to Respond When You're Thinking: That's Not Part of My Job Description

    6 Better Ways to Respond When You're Thinking: That's Not Part of My Job Description

    3/24/2020

    When your manager asks you to do something that seems to be beyond your usual responsibilities, you may want to tell her you can’t do it, but no matter the request, never respond with the phrase, “That’s not in my job description.”
  • 5 Secrets to Using Time Off Without Feeling Guilty

    5 Secrets to Using Time Off Without Feeling Guilty

    9/25/2019

    If guilt-ridden angst about taking your allotted leave sounds familiar, it's time to change your way of thinking.
  • Email Template for Requesting a Salary Increase or Promotion Conversation

    Email Template for Requesting a Salary Increase or Promotion Conversation

    7/24/2019

    You’re ready to ask for a promotion and/or a raise. A well-written letter or email could mean thousands of dollars in extra income. Here’s a template to use.
  • Want Happy Employees? Do These 5 Things

    Want Happy Employees? Do These 5 Things

    12/10/2018

    Want happy employees? First, you’ll need to make that a keystone goal, understand change must come from within the work environment, and strive for change every day. Then try these five tactics.
  • 5 Things You Need To Know Before Accepting A Job Offer

    5 Things You Need To Know Before Accepting A Job Offer

    10/21/2018

    You’ve probably had to investigate hundreds of potential opportunities, send out dozens of resumes, beat out a hundred other qualified applicants, and impress during several nerve-racking interviews to get this job offer. But before you accept, you have to ensure the new position will support you...
  • The Increasing Popularity of Remote Work

    The Increasing Popularity of Remote Work

    4/23/2018

    We already know remote work is insanely popular—and for good reason. Employers are able to choose from a wider pool of talent, while employees are finding it an increasingly essential part of striking that ideal work/life balance. Read on to explore these benefits and to find out where we think t...
  • How to Ensure you were Given an Appropriate Offer

    How to Ensure you were Given an Appropriate Offer

    10/16/2017

    While the job offer will certainly provide a nice boost of confidence, it might not be right for you. It’s crucial to garner the skills necessary to evaluate job offers. How can you tell if an offer is right for you? Let’s find out.
  • What's Going Through A Candidate's Mind During The Interview Process? You Might Be Surprised.

    What's Going Through A Candidate's Mind During The Interview Process? You Might Be Surprised.

    9/25/2017

    What goes on in a candidate’s mind during a job interview? We asked applicants their thoughts and have provided the inside scoop for you.
  • How to Stop Office Chatter When You Need to Focus

    How to Stop Office Chatter When You Need to Focus

    2/24/2017

    Office chatter vs. productivity and how to come out on top..
  • Examine these key metrics to measure strength of a workplace

    Examine these key metrics to measure strength of a workplace

    2/7/2023

    Companies can rely on data to build trust and create a strong workplace culture. The process of surveying, thanking employees for their feedback and doing something with that data shows employees they matter.
  • The Downside of Praise & Upside of Criticism

    The Downside of Praise & Upside of Criticism

    5/31/2022

    An overabundance of praise, particularly when the ingredients and execution from the giver or ‘chef’ are not nutritious, can have no impact or even a negative one. Read on to learn more!
  • Do You Feel Adrift in Your Work?

    Do You Feel Adrift in Your Work?

    12/28/2021

    For many people it can be years before they look up and wonder where did that time go? You wonder how I got here. And quickly you ask yourself do I have the strength to make a change?
  • How Safe Is It to Return to the Office?

    How Safe Is It to Return to the Office?

    8/20/2020

    As we progress into summer after months of being on a pandemic-related lockdown, is your boss suddenly expecting to see you back at your desk—this week? Read on to see our checklist.
  • Will Coronavirus Change the Way We Work?

    Will Coronavirus Change the Way We Work?

    5/7/2020

    Turbulent times bring radical change. The longer such times endure, the more habitual that change becomes. Likewise, how we react once the turbulence subsides depends largely on lessons learned and how we compensate for the crisis.
  • 6 Tips to Help You Figure Out What to Prioritize This Week

    6 Tips to Help You Figure Out What to Prioritize This Week

    1/16/2020

  • 4 Signs It’s Time to Choose a New Career Path

    4 Signs It’s Time to Choose a New Career Path

    6/16/2019

    Deciding on a new career path is a difficult choice to make. You likely spent years learning the skills necessary to enter the career, developing your talents within it, and building your professional network. Now you’re thinking about putting all that aside and starting new. To make it worse, ou...
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