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Fear is a bit like the check-engine light in your vehicle. It lets you know that there is something you need to pay attention to, and perhaps resolve soon before it becomes a much bigger problem.

No one likes to hear the boss isn’t happy with their work, but it’s what you do with the information that counts. Use these strategies to react professionally to negative criticism and come out stronger in the end.

Some people are just natural leaders, born with the ability to speak with confidence in any situation. Others…not so much. The good news is, it’s a skill that can be learned.

Pursuing my dream was really about owning it and taking responsibility for it. I had to be honest about the choices I needed to make in order to move forward. I had to acknowledge and take action in the areas I needed to learn and grow as a person, as a photographer, and as my own boss.

Starting a new job can be exciting…and stressful. There are a lot of new responsibilities, as well as some things you should definitely not do.

Has business jargon slipped into your workplace lingo? Be on the lookout for these 10 examples of trite and tired workplace phrases.

It can be difficult to figure out what to say when you’re negotiating for a higher salary. Here are some helpful phrases that can get the ball rolling.

People talk about your openness towards meeting others and it begets lots more meetings–if people found their conversation useful. Using my best Forrest Gump voice, “meetings are like a box of chocolates” and I get enough toffee or caramel filled relative to rum raisin to make them worth doing. S...

Discover why and how nonverbal communication tool can be useful in professional settings.

I discovered that there’s so much we can learn from each other when we step outside of our silos, and part of my job is to transfer knowledge among the different worlds that I have access to.

The reality is, sometimes the best jobs aren’t posted online—they’re filled quietly with good candidates sourced from personal and professional networks. Understanding how the “hidden job market” works will help you land one of these coveted positions.

I’ve worked hard in various jobs for many years, making a good living, and will continue to work as I get this degree, but I can still hear myself justifying why I’m doing it! To answer the question more succinctly: I’m pivoting because if I don’t, I will starve my soul.

I’m not always the best listener. This stems partially from growing up in a family where communication took the form of overlapping conversations taking place and free reign people had in interrupting or talking over one another.

It’s easy to look at lunch as extra time to squeeze in more work or errands, but what if you reframed lunch time as “me time”? The personal—and professional—dividends could be great.

What you do often becomes a part of who you are—for some more than others. But if that’s the case, what qualities should you be on the lookout to encourage? And which should you make an effort to avoid?

It’s vital to enter a job interview knowing everything you can about your potential employer. See what resources can help you best investigate when considering a change in the workplace.

I was miserable. I couldn’t do the government thing anymore. I really started seeing my job as getting in the way of what I truly wanted to do. I hated going into work every day. Even during the pandemic I would sit up at night and dread opening my work computer and “going to work.”

Nothing worthwhile is ever easy. That’s what I was taught and it’s a mindset that largely remains. I continue to believe that most of what we most want to do is a combination of setting an intention and following through with the effort.

It can be difficult to keep up with what’s in and what’s out when it comes to formatting resumes. Discover which rules are still in favor by hiring managers—and which ones were so 2022.

Other than a salary increase, most employees’ top request would be for more vacation time. Learn what to do—and what not to do—when considering asking your boss for more days off.