Business

The 2 Best Tactics For When You Are (Inevitably) Interrupted at Work
12:10 2017-09-28

Although it may not be the biggest workplace issue facing women today, being interrupted during meetings or group discussions is a disrespectful annoyance that working women deal with on a constant basis. Studies have shown that women are interrupted more frequently than men (by both sexes), and men, specifically, are three times as likely to …

4 Tips for Working with People Who Couldn’t Care Less about Their Job
11:01 2017-09-28

Gallup’s latest workplace engagement study says 20 percent of people are actively disengaged in the work they do and that at least 50 percent are not engaged whatsoever. For the less mathematically inclined, that equates to, at most, a mere 30-percent engagement. Now, many Type A personalities who define themselves through work (as most leaders …

8 Successful People Who Proved Persistence Beats Perfection
05:07 2017-09-27

The internet is ablaze with life hacks, productivity tools and successful habits. For the most part, those patterns—and the people they’re modeled after—are helpful. And yet, we all seem to have imperfections that just won’t budge. Although successful habits are all the rage, that list of to-do’s and to-don’ts is overwhelming. Worse, focusing too heavily …

Better Mood = Better Outcomes
04:04 2017-09-27

Being happy is an end in itself. But it turns out that a good mood is just the beginning: Decades of positive psychology research have shown that happy people are more likely to live longer, have more satisfying relationships and marriages, and raise happier children. They’re also more likely to achieve their professional goals. Although …

5 Steps to Survive Your Quarter-Life Crisis
09:09 2017-09-26

Here are five things if you are in the midst of your own quarter-life crisis: 1. Find your passion… … whether it is simply making a change within the same profession, starting a business or moving into a completely new field. Ask yourself what makes you happy? What gives you joy? What fulfills you? Confucius …