Self Improvement

So many times email signatures are an afterthought and not really looked at as an  opportunity to sell. What I mean by “email signature” is the signature you put at the bottom of your person-to-person emails, not on your email marketing campaigns (although you can use signatures for that as well!)

And I don't only mean your own email signature, I mean the email signatures of all of your employees as well, especially if you're sending out a lot of customer service related emails.

Dying to work at Google? So, apparently, is everyone else in the world--which is why South African job-search firm JobVine put together this handy infographic on what to expect if you're one of the million people who apply to the search giant each year.

A big part of many jobs is to collaborate effectively with others. That's tough to do if your colleagues and supervisors find you irritating.

And it's easier than you might think to rub people the wrong way, even when you're sitting at your desk minding your own business.

The best way to proceed with career transition is to determine the skills and expertise you have to offer an employer as well as "what's out there": the places you might want to investigate for employment. As we go through this process I encourage you to keep two phrases in mind: "Hell in the Hallway" and "Pull Back the Curtain."

In your career, you will inevitably end up saying some dumb or regrettable things to your boss. We all do it to varying degrees at one time or another. The following list of such things is by no means exhaustive, but if you can avoid saying them, you will be doing yourself, your professional persona and your boss a tremendous service.

Commit yourself to making lots of mistakes.

Mistakes teach you important lessons.  The biggest mistake you can make is doing nothing because you’re too scared to make a mistake.  So don’t hesitate – don’t doubt yourself.  In life, it’s rarely about getting a chance; it’s about taking a chance.  You’ll never be 100% sure it will work, but you can always be 100% sure doing no

The upside of rejection This morning I was thinking about rejection. On my way to the office I happened to pass by a former building owned by NYNEX.

Back in early 1991, just months before I would graduate from college, a number of my classmates were getting jobs at fancy big companies in Boston. Others were going to wall street. I wanted to do something in the computer industry. And I thought I would stay in Boston.

Think about a great manager who's really motivated you in the past. What comes to mind? Many people describe such managers as fair, respectful, encouraging, objective, clear, and good listeners. The key in a diverse work environment is to be this way with everyone, and not only with the employees you feel comfortable with. Managing a diverse team requires a commitment to demonstrate these kinds of behaviors with everyone on the team.