No matter who you are, air travel is expensive! Whether you travel regularly for work, you’re headed somewhere warm for spring break, or you’re planning your summer vacation, most of us will take a plane ride in the next six months. Here’s how to cut costs while traveling on your favorite airline. Southwest Airlines If…
Read MoreSleep advice is everywhere. It seems that everyone is preaching about the importance of sleep and it’s enough to make us anxious. Even if you’re laying in bed for the recommended 7 to 9 hours, you might not be asleep the whole time or getting the kind of sleep you need. Poor sleep is associated…
Read MoreIt’s hard to focus when you’ve got a lot on your mind. You sit down to be creative and all you can think about is that last argument you had with your spouse. Or that you must reschedule your dentist appointment. Or what you’re going to order for lunch. But there are ways around this—ways…
Read MoreEarly risers are a virtuous people! Research suggests that successful people get up and accomplish more in those first few hours of wake time than the rest of us do in an entire day. And the list of famed early risers is long—Apple CEO Tim Cook, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Vanguard chairman Bill McNabb, and…
Read More“Good job!” On the surface, this phrase sounds positive – or innocuous, at the very worst. But when your boss uses it to describe your performance, they’re doing you a great disservice (especially when it comes to your career growth). Here’s why: Throwaway compliments like “nice work” do nothing more than encourage mediocrity and complacency.…
Read MoreEmployees struggling to get the creative juices flowing? Encourage them to fantasize more (stay with us on this one for a minute before jumping to conclusions!). Research presented in this Ladders.com post points to some promising links between breaking a sweat and coming up with breakthrough ideas. In fact, fifty-three percent of Americans surveyed use…
Read MoreKnow someone who has an incredibly fulfilling career? A person who never seems to have a bad day, is passionate about their work, and truly enjoys their job? Don’t envy them; be them – by finding the meaning and purpose in your work. In this earlier post, we explored this concept in depth, citing neuroscience…
Read MoreNot feeling camaraderie, goodwill and teamwork in your office like you used to? Might be time for a workplace relationship reboot. Like all interpersonal connections, sustaining healthy relationships in the workplace takes consistent effort. Left unaddressed, small disagreements, miscommunications or slights can do more than just irritate your staff; they can destroy teamwork, corporate culture…
Read MoreYou’ve checked off all the hiring manager’s boxes: job skills, work experience, salary requirements and more. There’s just one big question left in their mind: Do you have the right personality type to thrive in the job? Savvy employers know that creating a successful match between a candidate and an opportunity takes more than the right…
Read MoreThey’re young. Tech savvy. Socially conscious. Competitive. And they’re driving sweeping changes in the workplace. Now flooding into the workforce, post-millennials are prompting savvy business leaders to rethink every aspect of management, from job satisfaction to training. Unlike prior generations, Generation Z (also known as iGen or homelanders) doesn’t remember life without social media, ubiquitous…
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