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Few things kill motivation faster than having someone constantly looking over your shoulder. It makes you feel like you can’t be trusted to do your own job, and it often slows everything down rather ...
Most people treat one-on-ones with their manager as awkward catch-ups or status updates. Which is a waste, because these meetings are one of the best opportunities you’ll ever have to shape your caree...
Work is supposed to challenge you, but too many of us end up in a position where that 'challenge' ends up consuming us. We end up treating every typo, deadline, or minor setback like a career-ending c...
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Meetings are meant to solve problems, make decisions, and share important updates. But sadly they rarely live up to those (seemingly low) expectations. And the reality is that most of them was ... |
Absolutely no one likes doing work that feels pointless. I don't care if you're the hardest working, most dedicated employee in the world, if you're being forced to carry out pointless tasks, you're g...
1. Don’t take it personally, even when it feels personal
It’s natural to feel defensive when someone gives you critical feedback, but if you treat all feedback like a personal attack, you’ll miss the...
 1. Don’t be a yes person
Agreeing with everything your boss says might feel like the easiest route, but it rarely earns you real respect. If you want to build trust, you need to show that you can thin...
1. Lower the bar on bad days
If today’s not the day to smash it, don’t. For some unfathomable reason, there is seems to be some assumption that every single one of us need to give 110% every single d...
Unfortunately, modern working life has made job descriptions a worthy entry into the top list of thing that 'shouldn't be that hard but somehow we've made them much trickier than it needs to be’.Â
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 Every company says culture is important but few actually know how to build it.
Culture isn’t about office perks or slogans on the wall, it’s about how people feel, how they work together, and how mu...
If you run a team or a business, chances are you know who does what. But the real question is, does everyone else?
Too often, people aren’t clear on who they report to, who their teammates are, or wh...
Letting Someone Go is Part of the Job
Firing someone should always feel uncomfortable - it just means you’re human. But if you’ve never done it before, there’s a strong chance you’ve delayed it when ...