There are lots of ways to advance internally beyond the formal promotion and HR processes this series of articles looks at how to take ownership of that.
Stop waiting for the perfect opportunity to present itself at work and make one. Coming straight from college and with no work experience I had little idea of how businesses functioned, or of how to function in one. I was mainly good at learning. When I first started work as a recent grad I was […]
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Two grads started work at the same time. Knowing he had no experience, the first grad waited to be told what to do. It seemed safer: he would learn along the way and eventually take his shot. He pursued this approach through changing company priorities, new managers, M&As, etc. With each of these events
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Companies’ priority is to create value, and they reward those who help them do that. Now hold that thought. Starting in a new workplace with little or no experience it’s natural to wait to be told what to do. That’s absolutely fine at the beginning. By all means do the work assigned to
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People get angry at work for all sorts of reasons, here are my top 4: 1. Personal or professional reasons having nothing to do with you. Listen to them and empathize, we all have bad days. 2. Bruised ego / loss of face. Not everyone reacts gracefully to this and some will get angry. No,
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