What NOT to Say to Your Boss (if you want to succeed)
Communication in the workplace is important, but that doesn’t mean you should tell your boss absolutely everything. Protect your job by resisting these potentially career-damaging admissions: • “I’m in...
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How to use DISC to Work More Effectively
Recently, I signed up to take a professional development class that specializes in conflict at work. During the first week of class we took the DISC assessment. For those of you who are not aware of...
View ArticleRemember the Basics on Your Trip to the Top
What does it take to get ahead? Investor’s Business Daily identified 10 traits for turning your dreams into reality: • A positive attitude. Where your mind goes, you go. If you think you’ll fail,...
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Is Your Resume Effective?
You may be the best fit for the open position you are applying for, but if your resume is not effective you will not have a shot! We all know it is common knowledge that you need a good resume to get...
View ArticleMake Friends with Your Co-workers for Your Career’s Sake
Your boss may be in charge, but your co-workers are the people with real influence over your career. Good relations are imperative to success. Here are some tips: • Help out. When you see a co-worker...
View ArticleAgree to Disagree? How to Argue Safely with a Co-worker
Getting into an argument with your boss is risky enough. What about your co-workers? You can do almost as much damage to your career by fighting with your colleagues as you would by yelling at your...
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Etiquette When Calling in Sick to Work
It happens to the best of us. At some point during the year we come down with a cold, virus, or maybe even the influenza bug. This is something we all have to prepare for. Do you call in sick or do you...
View ArticleCareer Evaluation: Look from the Past to the Future
From time to time, everyone should sit back and take stock of his or her career. Maybe you’re not yet a CEO (and maybe you don’t want to be), but you probably have dreams, hopes, and plans. Evaluating...
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The Long Lost Art of CONSIDERation
We’ve all been at the grocery store with only two or three items and a line of folks in front of us, each with a cart jam packed with groceries. Naturally, we all have the same typical reaction, which...
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What Came First: Happiness or Success?
This is the undying question many leaders in today’s workforce are beginning to ask. As children, we are taught to strive for success. But what does success mean? How do you define it? According to...
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How to Know If and When Your Commute to Work is Worth It
Some of you may be fortunate enough to only have a 10-15 minute drive to work, however, others like myself, have a 40 minute drive one way. When you add inconvenient factors into the mix such as rush...
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Traveling Full Time is Nice, but is it for you?
You might hear a friend or a family member say they are starting a new job or a new career. When they tell you they will be traveling frequently for work, do you find yourself wondering if a career...
View ArticleRemember these Tips to Succeed at Work
Excelling at your job calls for more than just showing up on time and doing what your boss tells you. If you want to build a reputation as someone your organization can depend on, put these essential...
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You were ready for Snowmageddon 2016, but are you ready for your day at work?
It’s early February and Nebraska just survived Snowmageddon 2016. Some of us bunkered down inside, while others faced the storm head on and plowed our streets. In a winter storm there is anticipation,...
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Play Ball
Now that football season is over and baseball season is around the corner (I’m a huge baseball fan) it got me thinking how similar work is to baseball. Now, back in my day I was a catcher or the...
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Apprenticeships – Your Blue Collar Path to the American Dream?
Today’s society pushes for higher education, but how important is the degree you’re debating on tirelessly studying and testing for? We often have this fear that you can only make enough money to live...
View ArticleBeyond Hard Work: Focus on These
Hard work is essential to career success, but it’s not the only factor that can help you advance and grow on the job. Focus on these additional elements: • Purpose. Remember why you’re working—what...
View ArticleHow NOT to Get that Promotion
Did you get turned down for a promotion? For more than one? Ambition alone won’t help you get ahead. If you’re not advancing as fast as you want, despite your skills, the reason may be that you’re...
View ArticleRecognize Burnout Before it Flares
Do you feel constantly tired and irritated by work? You may be burning out. The symptoms of burnout are as varied as those who suffer it. Some people get angry, some become quiet and introverted, while...
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Vacation Season
Everyone is taking vacation and I am swamped! Has this happened to you? Of course it has! Everyone seems to want to take vacation at the same time, which leaves everyone else shorthanded and wearing...
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