If Viola Davis has it, then we’re all doomed. Or maybe, we’re all in good company and can figure out a way to overcome it.
Read MoreIt’s not selfish, narcissistic, spoiled or just trendy. It’s healthy.
Women in the workplace can use and benefit from mindfulness practices and self-care perhaps more than men, research finds. That may have to do with the propensity for working women—and working mothers especially— to multitask most every hour of the day.
Read MoreStop. Wait a minute.
Don’t text. Don’t email. Don’t leave a voice message. If you are not able to check, recheck and remove all emotion from your business messages, do not, I repeat, do not, press send.
Read MoreThe plot of the newly released, “Office Christmas Party,” starring Jennifer Aniston and Kate McKinnon is apparently a predictable mishmash of outrageous, politically incorrect and illegal antics involving sex, drugs, alcohol and even a reindeer in the bathroom stall. It earned more than $33.3 million in its opening weekend at the box office.
Read MoreOn Thanksgiving Day this week, many friends and family members will go around the table or the room and express what has inspired gratitude this year, and give a shout out to what and who makes them feel grateful. Or many will send emails, texts and leave voice mails of gratitude for those in different parts of the world.
Read MoreYou’re one in a million. Those are not your odds of getting job at Dell, Inc., that is how many job applications the tech giant receives each year.
And while Jennifer Newbill, senior manager in the Global Talent Center of Excellence for the Texas-based international company, does not look at each resume, she is responsible for the experience of every job candidate globally for Dell. She manages the global employment team on candidate attraction, engagement and experience.
Read MoreWith the countdown to the presidential election gathering intensity, no doubt tensions arise over political discussions in the office, meetings or at business conference, events or dinners.
Read MoreThis will make you laugh: If you are seen as genuinely funny at work, you could be more successful. Jokes can speed up your career growth.
Read MoreThe first presidential debate in the run for the office of The President of The United States is over. In a little more than one month, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will (most likely) be voted into office.
Read MoreAugust is known to be the least productive month of the year. It is when most people take off for vacation. In countries that guarantee over 30 days paid leave, citizens take off for the entire month and businesses shut down. For those still at the office, it can be relatively slow and difficult to move forward with projects that require the help or expertise of others.
Read MoreFierce public speaking skills enhance the profile of your organization, mission or agenda– as we have witnessed in the past few weeks at both political conventions. Your effectiveness as a speaker can also alter the larger perception of who you are and broaden your reach in a larger public conversation.
Read MoreElizabeth Holmes’ fall from grace has a been a very fast and public one. The CEO of Theranos, Inc. was banned recently by U.S. regulators from “owning or operating laboratories for two years, a devastating blow for the blood-testing startup that’s come under scrutiny for risking
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