While there might be a hundred reasons why you might get a new boss at work (and let’s face it: a lot of ‘em are born out of messy situations), there are really only a couple of places your new boss can come from. Either management promotes a current employee from...
Job hunting. Ugh. Most of us don’t approach it with much enthusiasm. And yet, if we open our minds to life’s possibilities and cultivate a more positive attitude, job hunting can be one heck of a fun adventure! What’s more, it’s an adventure that just might lead to a...
There is no point at which you can say, “Well, I’m successful now. I might as well take a nap.” Carrie Fisher, Author and Actress Hello, and welcome to Part Two of my two-part blog on How to be your own publicist. In part One, I covered the...
There is no point at which you can say, “Well, I’m successful now. I might as well take a nap.” Carrie Fisher, Author and Actress Self-promotion is simply another name for marketing yourself. Just as publicity agents make sure that the media...
Employee empowerment. It’s a term that’s bandied around a lot these days. Just go ahead and Google it, and you’ll find countless articles on the subject—almost none of which will tell you anything that’s really meat-and-potatoes (or tofu-and-brown rice) useful. And...
If you’re like most people, there are times when you reach the end of your workday, you sink back in your chair, you look at your still-cluttered desk, and you wish you’d been able to accomplish more (sometimes a lot more). Whether “the end of your workday” is...
