Is there a job you would like to have but do not have the skills for that job? Perhaps there is even a job in your current company that you would like to do if you were qualified. Find ways to develop those skills. First, Find the Skills that You Need. Online Job Descriptions People…… Continue reading Expand Your Qualifications with New Skills
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The Stress of a Job Change
Just the process of seeking a new job requires effort and creates stress. Meeting new people in networking and interviewing is stressful for most people. If you have a job, making interviews with another company creates the stress of getting away from your work without being discovered. Along with normal life experiences of getting married,…… Continue reading The Stress of a Job Change
Income and Job Changes
If a hiring manager or recruiter calls you and you have no interest in making a job change but would like to begin to develop a relationship so that you can have people to contact for future needs, you are smart to avoid a discussion of income. These people have no need to know your income…… Continue reading Income and Job Changes
Decisions and Teams
Resigning Gracefully: The Do’s and Don’ts of Leaving a Company
A former employer is a future reference. Leave them with a smile. www.jaywren.com Resigning Gracefully: When you’re leaving a company, knowing how to say goodbye gracefully is important. Using the following steps will reduce the stress for you and avoid burning bridges with the company you are leaving. Review You Decision Before resigning, once again…… Continue reading Resigning Gracefully: The Do’s and Don’ts of Leaving a Company
Wrongful Termination: You’re Fired. Now What?
Wrongful termination is a legal issue. I am not a lawyer (IANAL). I read questions on Internet forums every day. Often these questions are about handling termination situations. A Company fires a person. The person goes on the Internet to get advice on suing the company that fired them. The people responding with advice don’t always give…… Continue reading Wrongful Termination: You’re Fired. Now What?
8 Priorities for Starting a New Job
Starting a New Job The first few weeks in starting a new job are critical. You must establish yourself as a great hire. Moreover, while people are forming impressions of you as a new hire, you are faced with many challenges. To deal with the challenges, the first step is learning what to expect. The…… Continue reading 8 Priorities for Starting a New Job
Job Search Keywords and Refinements
Keywords and Refinements: Search engines are like people in that they are more effective when they can understand what you are asking them to do. ~ www.jaywren.com Making your job search more effective, using search engines. Search engines return resumes based on keywords. Keywords and Refinements Start your internet search with job title, company, or other…… Continue reading Job Search Keywords and Refinements
Powerful Resumes
Synergy versus Silos: Increasing Your Company’s Success
Synergy versus Silos: Synergy is the process of combining the efforts of individuals or organizations to operate at level greater than the combined talent of the individual members. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Said another way, in this process, teams produce greater results together than the total combined results of…… Continue reading Synergy versus Silos: Increasing Your Company’s Success
At Your New Job, Treat Every Meeting as a Job Interview
At Your New Job, Treat Every Meeting as a Job Interview Once you land a job, you are competing with other people inside and outside your company to keep your job and to progress in your career. If you want job security and, especially if you want to get promoted, treat each day as a…… Continue reading At Your New Job, Treat Every Meeting as a Job Interview
Thank You Letters When You Get Rejected
Sending a thank you letter after a job rejection offers several benefits. Here are three. You not only reinforce your interest in the job, but also create positive relationships with the people you met in the interviews. Some of the people you met may think of you for future opportunities at the same or other…… Continue reading Thank You Letters When You Get Rejected
How to Handle Hard Interview Questions
Hard interview questions: The most difficult interview questions are open-ended. These questions require a discussion to answer. They give the interviewers more detailed, meaningful answers. Additionally, open-ended questions display your ability to think and to express yourself effectively. By contrast, the easier questions are closed-ended questions. These questions have yes-no or simple fact answers. Examples:…… Continue reading How to Handle Hard Interview Questions
Why Should We Hire You?
Knowing how to show why the company should hire you is simply to succeeding in an interview. Furthermore, preparing to answer this question creates a framework to help you prepare to interview for any job. This question challenges you to think about your qualifications as they offer value to the hiring company. The Competition You…… Continue reading Why Should We Hire You?
How to Turn Job Interview Jitters into Poise and Confidence
Job Interview Jitters: At a time when you want to feel confident, you are tense and uncomfortable. Believe in yourself. Take these simple steps to create poise and confidence. Believing in Ourselves is the First Step to Poise and Confidence. ~ www.jaywren.com Job Interview Jitters and Stage Fright Stage fright comes from thinking about ourselves. However,…… Continue reading How to Turn Job Interview Jitters into Poise and Confidence
Interview Attire: Dressing to Get the Job
Interview Attire: Different companies have different dress codes. Nonetheless, each company has attire that is standard in their workplace. Moreover, making a point to understand the hiring company’s dress codes will help you feel more comfortable when you walk in the door for a successful interview. Dress at or Above the Company Dress Standards Sometimes,…… Continue reading Interview Attire: Dressing to Get the Job
Job Interview Preparation: The 3 Things You Need to Know
Job Interview Preparation: Are you frustrated with rejection when you have the qualifications for the job? Understanding these three elements will help you understand what happens in an interview. Moreover, these steps will help you prepare for a successful meeting with a future employer. There are three distinct elements in preparing for an interview. Everything…… Continue reading Job Interview Preparation: The 3 Things You Need to Know
Creating Leaders: 4 Elements of Leadership Development
Creating Leaders: How can companies hire and train people to become leaders? Here are four steps to effective leadership development. Companies that produce great leaders become greater companies. ~ www.jaywren.com Creating Leaders — Four Steps Creating future leaders is critical to the long-term growth of a company. An element in succession planning, creating leaders from…… Continue reading Creating Leaders: 4 Elements of Leadership Development
Interview Safety: 4 Steps to Avoiding Risks
Jay Wren The Moveable Career ~ Interview Safety: when you feel safe and comfortable, you will have a better interview. Avoid the risks. Plan for your safety. Here are 4 steps that many job seekers find effective. Location The safety of the interview location is important. Most interviewers will meet with applicants in public locations…… Continue reading Interview Safety: 4 Steps to Avoiding Risks
Elevator Pitch: Bad Presentations Don’t Solve Problems
Elevator Pitch: before you go to an interview, rehearse a short pitch to show how you can create success for the hiring company. Some people call this short pitch, “The Elevator Pitch.” The purpose of an elevator pitch is to persuade a person to accept your proposal in a brief presentation. The best elevator pitches…… Continue reading Elevator Pitch: Bad Presentations Don’t Solve Problems
Building Trust and the Role of this Trait in Leadership
Building Trust: What makes trust so valuable in leadership? What is the role of this trait in the relationship between leaders and their teams? Great leaders may have the authority to demand that their teams follow. But by building trust, great leaders instill in their teams the powerful instinct to follow. ~ www.jaywren.com Building…… Continue reading Building Trust and the Role of this Trait in Leadership
Career Change Commitment: Steps to Stay Engaged
Career Change Commitment: Hunting for jobs take a lot of work. It is easy to let up and let opportunities slip away. Finding a job is a business. Even when business is slow, you can act to increase your success of finding the job you deserve. Here are some things you can do during a…… Continue reading Career Change Commitment: Steps to Stay Engaged
Job Search Websites: Finding the Job You Deserve
Job Search Websites: Job Search Engines, Job Boards, Social Media Sites that List Jobs, and company owned job boards. How they work and where to find them. Even on the Internet, everything is easier to find when you know where to look. ~ www.jaywren.com The Types of Job Search Websites There are four types of…… Continue reading Job Search Websites: Finding the Job You Deserve
Wise Choices: Little Adjustments Can Change the Day
Wise choices: Success comes from making wise choices about how to feel and respond to the things that happen to us. When I am having a bad day, I can strain to push myself through the day. Ruminating, sulking, and whining are great ways to stay stuck in a bad day. On the other hand, I…… Continue reading Wise Choices: Little Adjustments Can Change the Day
Leadership Types: Success and Failure
Leadership Types: Leadership is a trait that can start from any place in an organization, but usually starts at the top, and runs throughout the entire organization. Great leaders create great organizations through picking and developing winning teams. Bad leaders can create failure in any organization. Leadership Study from Literature “The Caine Mutiny” is a…… Continue reading Leadership Types: Success and Failure
Meeting Agendas: Gaining Control Through Preparation
Meeting Agendas can empower you to set and control the purpose of a meeting as well as the agreements reached during the meeting. Are you tired of meetings that accomplish nothing? These lessons from sales training might help. Case Study During lunch, a field sales manager of a major consumer goods company told me about…… Continue reading Meeting Agendas: Gaining Control Through Preparation
Recruiters: What Job Seekers Need to Know
Recruiters: If you are in a job search, you may find it helpful to understand the relationships of recruiters, hiring companies, and job seekers. As a recruiter, I contracted with over a hundred companies to fill their vacancies. I have friends who are recruiters. My broader understanding of the types of firms started when I…… Continue reading Recruiters: What Job Seekers Need to Know
Winning Traits: Empower Yourself for Success
Winning Traits: What traits do successful people have that empower them for success? Are they traits that you can develop? Horrible things happen to all of us. Things beyond our control. But developing winning traits can change the questions we ask when we meet challenges. We stop asking, “Why me?” Instead, we ask, “What steps…… Continue reading Winning Traits: Empower Yourself for Success
Accomplishments: Knowing the Purpose of Your Goals
Accomplishments: Why is it that some companies and some people fail to achieve their goals? How can they define their goals better with stating what they hope to accomplish? The Benefits of Knowing What You Want to Accomplish Goals are the things we hope to do. Before we set goals, we should ask ourselves what…… Continue reading Accomplishments: Knowing the Purpose of Your Goals
Choosing Better Friends: Powerful Steps to a Happier, More Successful You
Choosing better friends is more than picking friends you like. And it does not mean breaking ties with friends you cherish. The Experience of Choosing Better Friends As you make better friends, you will drift away from the friends who bring little value or even diminish your life. Rather, choosing better friends is a means…… Continue reading Choosing Better Friends: Powerful Steps to a Happier, More Successful You
Winning Interviews: 5 Steps to Success
Winning Interviews: What can you do to prepare and practice for your job interview? Here are some ideas that will help you. Give yourself an edge over the competition with interview preparation. ~ www.jaywren.com What You Can Anticipate in an Interview No one can know with any certainty what questions to expect in an interview.…… Continue reading Winning Interviews: 5 Steps to Success
Effective Communications: 7 Steps to Being Understood
Effective Communications are part of the job for professionals in all types of fields and responsibilities. Here are 7 ideas for communication success. Headlines Even when speaking, you will help people understanding you with a headline. The headline states the topic. “Bill, let’s talk about the plan for this weekend” is a simple sentence that…… Continue reading Effective Communications: 7 Steps to Being Understood
Winning: 4 Conditions that Empower and Motivate Successful Teams
Winning: The best conditions empower, motivate, and engage teams. Additionally, these conditions create bonds and ownership among the team members. Four Conditions for Winning Teams. Inclusiveness Ownership Recognition Honesty Inclusiveness The words “we,” “our,” and “together” create feelings of membership in a group. Additionally, calling people by their name increases bonds. For example, picture this…… Continue reading Winning: 4 Conditions that Empower and Motivate Successful Teams
Negotiation: Communications with the Intention of Reaching an Agreement
Negotiation begins with the ability to see solutions for the people across the table. Whether you are offering a service or a product, your success will depend on solving problems. The purpose of a negotiation is to reach an agreement that benefits both sides. How do successful companies see, create, present, and deliver solutions? ~ www.jaywren.com…… Continue reading Negotiation: Communications with the Intention of Reaching an Agreement
Becoming Aware: The Power of Living in the Present Moment.
Becoming Aware: Doing one thing at a time and clearing my mind of everything else, these steps empower my mind to a higher level of thinking. Becoming Aware: My Promise to Myself Today I am going to do one thing at a time. I will start the day by going over my plan for the…… Continue reading Becoming Aware: The Power of Living in the Present Moment.
Career Change Success: The Elements and Actions of Making a Job Change
Career Change Success: In this article you will find powerful tools that others have found helpful in making an effective career move. Career Change Success: 5 Essential Elements Resume Resume Cover Letter Interview and Interview Preparation Thank You Letter Extra Tools and Tips You don’t have to do everything for success. But you do have…… Continue reading Career Change Success: The Elements and Actions of Making a Job Change
Overqualified: How to Get Interviews that Match Your Skills
Overqualified: Are you frustrated, because hiring companies will not see you for jobs you can do easily? You are not alone. Here are the reasons why you are not getting interviews and what you can do about it. The Risks to Employers of Hiring Overqualified People Speaking as a recruiter, I can tell you that…… Continue reading Overqualified: How to Get Interviews that Match Your Skills
Respect: How to Get It and How to Give It
Respect: How do people gain respect and set the tone to create a winning workplace? Here are four steps I have seen that separate workplace winners from the crowd. Showing respect is more than doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. It about laying the groundwork for a winning workplace. ~ www.jaywren.com…… Continue reading Respect: How to Get It and How to Give It
Skills Development: Hard Skills and Soft Skills
Skills development: Skills come in two categories: hard skills and soft skills. In writing you resume and interviewing, you will be more effective when you understand the different types of skills you are listing. Hard Skills You can learn hard skills, and you can learn soft skills. Hard skills are your ability to perform tasks. These…… Continue reading Skills Development: Hard Skills and Soft Skills
Team Success: 5 Traits that Engage and Build Loyalty
Team Success: What traits engage and build loyalty among team members? This article covers five of the traits I have found among successful organizations. Traits of Successful Teams Inclusiveness Ownership Recognition Honesty Communication Inclusiveness The words “we,” “our,” and “together” create feelings of membership in a group. Additionally, calling people by their name increases bonds.…… Continue reading Team Success: 5 Traits that Engage and Build Loyalty
Leadership Development: 4 Steps to Creating Future Leaders
Leadership Development: How can companies hire and train future leaders? Here are steps companies can take to strengthen company leadership for the long term. The Four Steps to Creating Future Leaders Creating future leaders is critical to the long-term growth of a company. ~ www.jaywren.com Hire for leadership Establish Authority & Responsibility Teach for leadership Increase…… Continue reading Leadership Development: 4 Steps to Creating Future Leaders
U.S. Small Business Administration: Government Support for Entrepreneurs
USA Small Business Administration helps entrepreneurs plan, launch, manage, and grow their business. Two government web pages that will help you find support for your business are “U.S. Small Business Administration: Start and Grow Your Business” and “USA.gov: Small Business” “Small businesses make up: 99.7 percent of U.S. employer firms.” SBA.gov U.S. Small Business Administration…… Continue reading U.S. Small Business Administration: Government Support for Entrepreneurs
Sharing Economy: Finding Gigs for Your Assets and Skills
The Sharing Economy: The purpose of this article is to help job seekers find income quickly and help employed people quickly find supplemental income. With the Internet expansion and coincidental high unemployment from the 2008 recession, companies began to spring up to connect personal asset sharing with consumers. The development of phone applications has increased…… Continue reading Sharing Economy: Finding Gigs for Your Assets and Skills
Entrepreneurs: Is It Time to Start Your Own Business?
Entrepreneurs accept greater risks to operate their own business. In return, successful entrepreneurs can enjoy greater independence over their activities, greatly increase their income, and gain greater control over how and where they do business. Entrepreneurs: Is it Time for You to Start Your Own Business? Prior to entering recruiting, I worked for two terrific…… Continue reading Entrepreneurs: Is It Time to Start Your Own Business?
Career Inside Track: Testing Driving a Job while Gaining Experience
Career Inside Track: As a job seeker, you will face a number of challenges. Here are three of them. First, knowing whether they are looking at the right job. Second, gaining the experience employers are seeking. Third, getting to know people who can help them on the inside of a company. Here five ways you…… Continue reading Career Inside Track: Testing Driving a Job while Gaining Experience
Stay Flexible: Career Assessment is an Ongoing Process
Stay Flexible: Becoming established in your career gives you success and security. But the world changes. Industries change. Career opportunities change. What should you be doing in a world of career uncertainty? Stay Curious and Aware Remain curious. Accept the realities of an ever-changing world of business. You might need to return to college or obtain…… Continue reading Stay Flexible: Career Assessment is an Ongoing Process
Personal Chemistry: Creating Bonds in Job Interviews
Personal Chemistry: Are you finding that your interviews are not landing you jobs where you have solid qualifications? Could it be that you are not developing personal chemistry with the hiring managers? Chemistry over Qualifications For some hiring managers, the chemistry they feel with the applicant influences their hiring decisions as much the applicant’s skills,…… Continue reading Personal Chemistry: Creating Bonds in Job Interviews
Hardest Interview Question: “Why Were You Fired?”
Hardest Interview Question: “Why were you fired?” How do you handle the most difficult question in interviewing? How do you prepare your answer? How do you deliver it? There are several difficult Interview questions. Explaining why you lost your job is the hardest. However, preparation can help. Write down and rehearse your answer. Do not…… Continue reading Hardest Interview Question: “Why Were You Fired?”
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Loving the present moment. Working on turning It every day into Friday.
Attitude: You Own It. Make It Amazing.
Attitude: How is it that some people remain calm, positive, and objective, when life gives them challenges and hurdles? Is this powerful trait of attitude management is a teachable skill. Understanding Moods and Attitudes When I am in hungry, tired, or rushed, things can seem more personal. I may feel more anxious or impatient.…… Continue reading Attitude: You Own It. Make It Amazing.
Listening Failure: Reasons Great Ideas Are Never Heard
Listening Failure: What makes us ineffective listeners? What are solutions to overcoming listening failure? Here are steps for more effective communication. The Value of Overcoming Listening Failure Effective listening is important in all parts of our lives. In our personal relations, effective communications can help us build strong, long-term bonds. In networking, effective communications can…… Continue reading Listening Failure: Reasons Great Ideas Are Never Heard
Interview Killers: 13 Things That Will Undermine Your Success
Interview killers: How well you interview will decide whether you get the job. Here are thirteen things that can undermine your interview. Avoiding Interview Killers An interview is a critical step to getting a job. Preparing for your interview and making good choices in handling your interview can turn your interview into a job offer.…… Continue reading Interview Killers: 13 Things That Will Undermine Your Success
Deep Breath: The Simple Step to Mental Clarity
A deep breath will never dissolve my problems, but it will give me a clear head to solve them. ~ www. jaywren.com Deep breath: How does this simple action lead to greater success? What are the many rewards of focusing on our breathing? Health Worrying about our problems steals our energy. Our muscles tighten. Our…… Continue reading Deep Breath: The Simple Step to Mental Clarity
Unconscious Bias: How Our Feelings Hijack Our Judgement
Unconscious bias is part of being a human. We all have emotions and points of view tied to our core beliefs. These core beliefs affect how we think and feel about everything in our life. How can we make our bias an asset? Our biases lead us to seek out or even create an environment that…… Continue reading Unconscious Bias: How Our Feelings Hijack Our Judgement
Leadership Styles: Why They Matter in Creating Success
Leadership Styles: There are as many leadership styles as there are different personalities and different points of view. Why does this matter? These traits create bias that colors a leader’s judgement. The Effect of Leadership Styles The leadership style that you use will affect the morale, productivity, engagement, and, ultimately, the success of your organization. Here…… Continue reading Leadership Styles: Why They Matter in Creating Success
Giving Credit: Boosting Team Morale and Reducing Turnover
Giving credit to other people is a no cost way to boost morale and reduce turnover. Leaders who have the humility to give credit inspire others to become future leaders. ~ www.jaywren.com A Memorable Experience Saying, “Thank you” is easy to do. People appreciate it when I say, “You did a good job.” Furthermore, people…… Continue reading Giving Credit: Boosting Team Morale and Reducing Turnover
Workplace Winners: How to Gain Respect and Create Success
Workplace Winners: How do people set the tone and take the action to become a winner in the workplace? Here are four steps I have seen that separate workplace winners from the crowd. Workplace winners show respect for the people who respect them. ~ www.jaywren.com Respond Intelligently to Criticism When someone criticizes me, I can easily…… Continue reading Workplace Winners: How to Gain Respect and Create Success
Tyranny: How Bad Leadership Ultimately Destroys an Organization
Tyranny: Leaders can become cruel. They can use their power to oppress, abuse, and cheat workers. Ultimately, tyrannical leaders can destroy an organization. On the other hand, great leaders lift their workers to create great organizations with people who enjoy professional success. What elements create great leaders who instill confidence and workplace engagement? Tyranny in…… Continue reading Tyranny: How Bad Leadership Ultimately Destroys an Organization
Self-Awareness: How Knowing Yourself Creates Success
Self-awareness: Some people become victims of their feelings and thoughts. How can developing self-awareness change victim thinking to action thinking? Self-awareness is knowing and understanding how our feelings and thoughts occur inside our own mind and body. Furthermore, this knowledge and understanding can show us effective ways to act on the things that trigger the…… Continue reading Self-Awareness: How Knowing Yourself Creates Success
Ending Perfection Paralysis: How to Become More Productive
Ending Perfection Paralysis: How do successful people end the compulsion to rework projects and move on to create new ones? My Personal Struggles with Ending Perfection Paralysis I have worked on drafts of articles so many times that I have lost track of what I had in mind when I started writing the article. Additionally, in…… Continue reading Ending Perfection Paralysis: How to Become More Productive
Anger Management: When Emotions Damage Careers
Anger Management: People who cannot control their tempers can ruin their career and the career of others. How do some people manage anger to create success for themselves and their organization? Anger protects us against danger. However, acting out of anger clutters our thinking and undermines our success. ~ www.jaywren.com Four Steps to Anger Management…… Continue reading Anger Management: When Emotions Damage Careers
Business Meeting Tools: What Successful People Bring to Meetings
Business Meeting Tools: Meeting preparation is important. Equally important is having the right tools. What should you bring to a meeting? Cutting a diamond starts with having the right skills and the right tools. Likewise, for business meeting success we need the right tools to support our skills. ~ www.jaywren.com Business Meeting Tools What you bring…… Continue reading Business Meeting Tools: What Successful People Bring to Meetings
Respect: Do You Want Respect? Do These 10 Things.
Respect: What do people do to gain respect from others? Here are 10 things that will help you build relationships and increase the respect that others have for you. Life is much easier when people respect us to the point that they want to give us their support. ~ www.jaywren.com Relationships and Respect The quality of…… Continue reading Respect: Do You Want Respect? Do These 10 Things.
Peak Performance: 8 Steps for Achieving Excellence
Peak performance is not only about how effective you are today, but how effective you are throughout your career. ~ www.jaywren.com Here are 8 steps that will help you manage and build your skills to accomplish more. Peak Performance Seek Advice Gain the Extra Yard Do One More Task Read Focus on Solutions not Problems…… Continue reading Peak Performance: 8 Steps for Achieving Excellence
4 Practices of The Most Successful People
The most successful people do many things to live successful lives. Here are four practices that enable them to keep a clear head, make better decisions, accomplish more, and have a well-balanced life. The most successful people focus on solutions. These people don’t obsess about things that worry them. Worry is a normal emotion and…… Continue reading 4 Practices of The Most Successful People
Mindful Moments: A More Powerful Way to Think for Success
Mindful Moments: How do great minds gain focus to make great decisions? In the existence of humans, infinity is a series of moments. Mindful moments empower us to be alert, aware, and engaged. ~ www.jaywren.com When I focus on my thoughts, I give them power. Productive, healthy thinking leads to success. Distracted, painful thinking leads to…… Continue reading Mindful Moments: A More Powerful Way to Think for Success
Communication: How Effective People Speak and Write
Communication: Effective speaking and writing are part of the job for professionals in all types of fields and responsibilities. Here are some ideas to make your business and personal communications more powerful. Headlines Even when speaking, you will help people understanding you with a headline. The headline states the topic. “Bill, let’s talk about the plan…… Continue reading Communication: How Effective People Speak and Write
Collaboration: Increasing Your Success with Synergy
Collaboration where the goal is to create results where, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” ~ Aristotle How do companies create teams where team members produce greater results together than working separately? How do great leaders create powerful teams? Here are some ideas to help answer those questions. Collaboration by Combining Different Skills…… Continue reading Collaboration: Increasing Your Success with Synergy
Impact Writing: 4 Ways to Engage Your Reader
Impact writing: In a digital world, everyone is a writer. However, not everyone entered the digital world with the same writing skills. How can you engage your readers for action and interest? 4 Ways to Engage Your Reader with Impact Writing Don’t Add the Word, “Very.” Don’t write “Is, Was, and By.” Use Words that…… Continue reading Impact Writing: 4 Ways to Engage Your Reader
Time Management: Building the Skills for Staying on Task
Time Management: Success comes from getting things done. Successful people use their time effectively to accomplish more. ~ www.jaywren.com Big Projects and Time Management When going through lengthy periods with big projects, I sometimes forget to set a daily schedule. Deadlines come at me quickly. The most pressing tasks take priority over everything else. But…… Continue reading Time Management: Building the Skills for Staying on Task
Character: Four Leadership Traits for Long-Term Success
Character traits for leadership are more than a leader’s personality. These traits are a leaders’ moral, emotional, and mental makeup. What character traits empower leaders to excel? Leadership Character Traits They are many character traits that make leaders successful. Here are four of those traits. Accountability Authenticity Commitment Humility Accountability President Harry Truman said, “The…… Continue reading Character: Four Leadership Traits for Long-Term Success
New Year Success: Personal Steps to Powering Up 2018
New Year Success: The new year is a great time to reset routines. Here are things that I am doing to make this year fun and productive. Plan play time Spend Time with Supportive People Meet New People and Make New Friends Spend Twenty Minutes for Quiet Time Forgive My Enemies New Year Success Do more…… Continue reading New Year Success: Personal Steps to Powering Up 2018
Career Intelligence: Aligning Your Career with Your Brain
Career Intelligence: Aligning your career with the way your brain works will increase your ability to excel in the workplace. How can you shape your career around the way that you are smart? What Kind of Solutions Come Easy for You? Creating a career that matches the way you think can empower you for success. To…… Continue reading Career Intelligence: Aligning Your Career with Your Brain
Triggers: When Emotions Control Our Thinking
Triggers are anything that cause negative emotoinal response. Everyone feels stress. However, the degree that people experience stress, the things that create stress, and the way people respond to stress varies. Different Triggers for Different People We all have individual triggers. I say individual triggers, because different things create different feelings and different responses in…… Continue reading Triggers: When Emotions Control Our Thinking
Productivity: 5 Things Highly Successful People Do Differently
Being busy means nothing. Success comes from getting things done. ~ www.jaywren.com Productivity: Some people have a successful career based on their ability to get things done. Other people accomplish less and their careers fail. Why? 1. Have a Simple Productivity Process Bricklayers start the day with the same tools and supplies. From there they…… Continue reading Productivity: 5 Things Highly Successful People Do Differently
Winning Behavior: 8 Bad Habits to Break
inning Behavior: The things we don’t do are as important as the things we do to be a winner in the workplace. Here are eight things to avoid as you work to build a successful career and become a leader among your peers. Sometimes it’s the things that you don’t do that count the most.…… Continue reading Winning Behavior: 8 Bad Habits to Break
Attitudes: How to Choose the Way We See the World
Attitudes: How is it that some people seem to have a natural, positive attitude? Even when life gives them challenges, these people live wonderful lives. Attitudes not only affect the way we see the world. Attitudes change the way we deal with the world. Understanding Moods and Attitudes When I am in hungry, tired, or…… Continue reading Attitudes: How to Choose the Way We See the World
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No Job Plan: Why Long-Term Career Plans Fail
No Job Plan: To increase your income, do you plan to change jobs every three years? On the other hand, do you plan a career at the same company? No Job Plan: Why Long-Term Career Plans Fail Are you basing your career on changing jobs every three years to increase your income? On the other…… Continue reading No Job Plan: Why Long-Term Career Plans Fail
Sales: How to Stop Selling and Start Helping People
Sales: Why is it that some companies have return customers and continue to attract new customers? Does the way they sell make a difference? Sales is About Helping People Get What They Want. ~ www.jaywren.com Sales: How to Stop Selling and Start Helping People. The most important thing a salesperson can do is to help…… Continue reading Sales: How to Stop Selling and Start Helping People
Perspective: How to Refocus, Realign, and Create Happiness
Perspective: How is it that some people live balanced lives while other people damage themselves and their relationship through a loss of perspective? When perspective is not automatic, the happiest people create perspective. ~ www.jaywren.com Perspective: How to Refocus, Realign, and Create Happiness These three steps help me keep perspective. They may help you. Refocus.…… Continue reading Perspective: How to Refocus, Realign, and Create Happiness
Wisdom: How to Choose Intelligence over Bias
Wisdom: Is this a hollow word? A meaningless concept? Or is wisdom a powerful force that is available to everyone who seeks it. The voice of wisdom is always there, even when we can’t hear it. ~ www.jaywren.com The Wisdom to See Through Bias Wisdom is that quiet voice that makes us pause and question…… Continue reading Wisdom: How to Choose Intelligence over Bias
Bias: How We Interpret the World with Our Feelings
ias is the noise above reason and wisdom, but is it always bad? What role does it play in decision making and in governing our actions? It is always easy to believe the voice of my own bias. I have always heard it. ~ www.jaywren.com Bias: How We Interpret the World with Our Feelings Bias…… Continue reading Bias: How We Interpret the World with Our Feelings
How to Use Your Emotions to Make Better Decisions
Emotions: How do some people keep a clear mind to make intelligent decisions? Is managing emotions a skill anyone can learn? There are no bad emotions. There are only bad uses of emotions. ~ www.jaywren.com Emotions Have Positive Purposes All feelings help us interpret our world and make decisions. Even anger, doubt, and fear have positive benefits.…… Continue reading How to Use Your Emotions to Make Better Decisions
4 Traits that Form the Foundation of Great Teams
Great Teams: Why is it that some organizations always create great teams? Additionally, why is it that other organizations never create great teams? Creating the foundation for great teams is fundamental to the management of any organization. ~ www.jaywren.com 4 Traits that Form the Foundation of Great Teams On every list that I read, Google,…… Continue reading 4 Traits that Form the Foundation of Great Teams
Grumpy versus Grateful: Do We Have a Choice in How We Feel Today?
Grumpy versus Grateful: Why is it that some people manage to find happiness during tough times? “Choosing to Feel Happy Is Good for Our Health.” ~ www.jaywren.com Grumpy versus Grateful: Why Does It Matter? Few people choose to make themselves unhappy. However, many people are unhappy. Additionally, many of those people don’t know that they have…… Continue reading Grumpy versus Grateful: Do We Have a Choice in How We Feel Today?
Get Things Done: How to Defeat Procrastination
Get Things Done: How is it that some people are so productive when other people can’t get to the job? What can you do to become successfully productive? Inspiration is not an accomplishment. Passion is not an accomplishment. Getting things done is an accomplishment. ~ www.jaywren.com Get Things Done: How to Defeat Procrastination: Highly successful…… Continue reading Get Things Done: How to Defeat Procrastination
Success: How do Successful People Create Long-Term Success?
Success: What are the things that successful people do to build a long-term career? Can you do these things? Can you repeat them throughout your career? Success: How do Successful People Create Long-Term Success? During three decades working as a corporate recruiter, I saw people do many things to create successful careers. Here are five…… Continue reading Success: How do Successful People Create Long-Term Success?
Interview Tips: How Do You Get from a Handshake to a Job Offer?
Interview tips: Do you have a job interview coming up and are not sure how to prepare? Even worse, are you getting interviews but no job offers? These tips will help you get a job offer. Interview Tips: How Do You Get from a Handshake to a Job Offer? Use these 5 interview tips to…… Continue reading Interview Tips: How Do You Get from a Handshake to a Job Offer?
Fun: In What Way Can Fun Increase Productivity?
un: What are the things that you can do to reduce stress in the workplace? In what ways can we enjoy our work and can increase our productivity? Fun: In What Way Can Fun Increase Productivity? I enjoy my work. The requirements of the job are simple yet fast paced. The tools are a lot…… Continue reading Fun: In What Way Can Fun Increase Productivity?
Enjoy Life: How Do You Step Back and Take It Easy?
Enjoy life: Do you find yourself overwhelmed with work or with personal and family challenges? How do you find a way to step back and take it easy? “Lighten up while you still can. …and take it easy.” “Take it Easy” lyrics by The Eagles Enjoy Life. Not only should you enjoy life. Moreover, you should live…… Continue reading Enjoy Life: How Do You Step Back and Take It Easy?
Cold Calls: How Do You Take the Chill Out of Cold Calls?
Cold calls: do you fear calling people you don’t know? How do successful people open doors to opportunity through a simple phone call? Cold Calls: How Do You Take the Chill Out of Cold Calls? Cold calls: do you fear calling people you don’t know? How do successful people open doors to opportunity through a…… Continue reading Cold Calls: How Do You Take the Chill Out of Cold Calls?
Leadership Traits: What are Four Traits Leaders Must Have?
Leadership Traits: Some teams have a manager but still suffer from a lack of leadership. What traits help leaders raise the team standards and increase team success? Leadership Traits: What are Four Traits Leaders Must Have? Leaders have many traits. Some of these traits are good traits that not all leaders have. For example, a…… Continue reading Leadership Traits: What are Four Traits Leaders Must Have?
Bragging: The Wrong Way to Impress People
ragging: The Wrong Way to Impress People. What are the things people don’t want to hear? How can you attract people without annoying them with bragging? Most of your friends want you to have nice things. Furthermore, they want to have nice things happen to you. However, when you make the focus about you and…… Continue reading Bragging: The Wrong Way to Impress People
Rebels: Is Conforming to the System Killing Your Career?
I have never known a rebel who was boring. ~ www.jaywren.com Rebels: Companies have guidelines and rules. But what do you do when the guidelines no longer provide you security? Do you have enough of the rebel in you to change your life and, perhaps, even the lives of people around you? Rebels: Is Conforming…… Continue reading Rebels: Is Conforming to the System Killing Your Career?
Team Culture: Creating Success That Endures
Team Culture: Why do some teams pull together, even in the face of adversity? On the other hand, why do winning teams break down and go separate ways? Team Culture: Creating Success That Endures There are many things that characterize team culture. One of those things is that they share common goals. Second, team members…… Continue reading Team Culture: Creating Success That Endures
Mentors: A Source Of Power Or A Waste of Time?
Mentors: What is a mentor? How can a mentor help you? What skills do you need to benefit from mentoring? What type of mentoring will work effectively for you? Mentors: A Source of Power or A Waste of Time? For many people, a mentor is a source of inspiration, wisdom, and solutions. Some people rely…… Continue reading Mentors: A Source Of Power Or A Waste of Time?
Success Made Simple: Do These Things.
Success Made Simple: What are the things that successful people do differently? How can you simplify your life to simplify your success? Success Made Simple There are many things that successful people do. Here are some of those things. Success Made Simple: Act Once. Some projects need extra effort and attention. Sometimes completing those projects is…… Continue reading Success Made Simple: Do These Things.
Finding Confidence in the Face of Fear
Finding Confidence in the Face of Fear Finding Confidence in the Face of Fear: Do you fear giving a presentation or job interview? Many people have those feelings. How do they deal with them? Fear is a thief. Finding Confidence in the Face of Fear You can have power over fear. Furthermore, you can enjoy…… Continue reading Finding Confidence in the Face of Fear
Creating the Story of Why You are Great
Creating the Story of Why You are Great: What makes people want to hear or read about great people? How can you make people want to hear or read about you? Creating the Story Think about the simple tools of advertising. Advertisers use images. They include music. They create a message to try to appeal…… Continue reading Creating the Story of Why You are Great
