On the Ladder
Want To Be A Productive Person? Choose Your Journeys Wisely
You are always on a journey. You are reading this article. That’s a journey. When you watch your favorite TV show – that’s a journey. For example, if you watch The Biggest Loser, you go on a journey where there ... Read More »
How to Avoid the Office Complainers
By the end of the week, you’ve probably spent your share of time around office complainers. You know them — the people who gather in the corner to air their grievances about the company or the boss to each other ... Read More »
View the Video: Generations in the Workplace
Talk about a fantastic video on inter-generational communication and differences. It’s worth it’s 10 minute length. Trust us. Click on the video link below to watch it on Vimeo Read More »
How to Improve Any Skill
Think you could never learn to play an instrument, write a book, or bake the perfect cake? We all walk around thinking that we don’t have the talent to do certain tasks or activities. We think that talent is something ... Read More »
Loving Your Competition
As the old saying goes “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” But the question is, who are your enemies. In business, whether you’re an employee or a business owner, it’s easy to confuse competitors for enemies. They’re not. ... Read More »
OMG! TMI! Avoiding Oversharing in the Workplace
Maybe it’s a generational expression, but at this point it’s pretty safe to say everyone knows what you mean when you look at someone and exclaim “TMI!” Too. Much. Information. Whether it’s your best friend telling you a few too ... Read More »
Do Offices Need a Hierarchy?
Every office has a chain of command. Sometimes, it can take weeks or months to get through it, even when you need an answer right away. All employees complain about the process, especially when it is slow and dysfunctional. Some ... Read More »
Write “The Anti-Bio” and Pump Up Your Failures
A while back, we brought you an article about “Erasing Resume Blunders,” something everyone wants to do at one time or another in their career. We all have experiences (or whole jobs), we wish never existed and could instead be ... Read More »
Humor Works in the Workplace
Every moment at work isn’t a perfectly happy one — there are times that are a little dull or slow, and there are times that are packed full of projects or tasks. Whether you’re feeling unmotivated or overworked, it can ... Read More »
Leap First, Think Later
I used the photo above as an illustrator to a post a few months ago, and later was pleasantly surprised when a young woman exuberantly contacted me to tell me it was her in the photo. She was excited that ... Read More »
