“be Better” Tips for Everyone

By Sarah Sipek ACCORDING TO A CAREERBUILDER’S ANNUAL VALENTINE’S DAY SURVEY, 41 PERCENT OF WORKERS HAVE DATED A CO-WORKER. Television has romanticized the office romance. Jim and Pam; Derek and Meredith; Leslie and Ben; Fitz and Olivia. Through every dopey boyfriend, fiery ex-wife and scandal, we root for them to make it. While it may…

Mindfulness is a way to bring yourself into presence, ease and balance. Sandrine Harris, an executive assistant at Virgin Management and mindfulness meditation facilitator, explains how to master the art of being fully present… We can think of mindfulness as a practice of awareness, when we pay attention to the present moment, breathe, and suspend judgment.…

– by Bernard Marr The goal of every manager is to have a team full of exceptional employees. Sometimes the problem is finding them, but more often I see that managers have trouble retainingthe greatest employees. But what if the problem isn’t them… it’s you? Are you the sort of boss that great employees want…

We all have bad habits that we struggle with, but are your habits preventing you from being successful? I’m not talking about biting your nails or fidgeting, but rather habits you may not even be aware that you have. If your goal is to be successful in your endeavors, read this list closely and try…

Your happiness at work will depend mostly, of course, on how much you like your job and your co-workers. But, as Samuel Johnson observed, “It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery, and as much happiness as possible.” Here are some little things to consider that have helped…

Do you have any regrets? Most people do. But it appears our regrets gain a lot of weight as we approach the end of our lives. For many years, Bronnie Ware – an Australian nurse and counselor – worked in palliative care; taking care of terminally ill people, most of whom had less than 12…

For years we clung to an outdated definition of career success. In the old definition of success, successful people were people who had “big” jobs and earned tons of money. You could tell the successful people apart from everybody else by their clothes, their cars, their houses and other material things. Now we know better.…

There’s a lot of insecurity and uncertainty in the working world these days. Artificial intelligence and automation are threatening to replace humans in industries and job functions that once seemed secure. Mass lay-offs continue at some of the world’s most iconic companies. And the rise of the “sharing economy” and the “gig economy” are disrupting…

You’ve probably seen sales scripts before. These scripts show you exactly what to say to get a prospect’s business. But oftentimes what you shouldn’t say is just as important as what you should. There are countless phrases, words, and expressions salespeople use that are either ineffective or can completely turn the customer off. Of course,…

People size you up in seconds, but what exactly are they evaluating? Harvard Business School professor Amy Cuddy has been studying first impressions alongside fellow psychologists Susan Fiske and Peter Glick for more than 15 years, and has discovered patterns in these interactions. In her new book, “Presence,” Cuddy says that people quickly answer two questions when they first…