Work can get tough. It gets stressful and frustrating and monotonous. And no matter what, people complain. And if not controlled, the complaints spread like wildfire. Negativity in the workplace is contagious and it can drag you down, distract you …read more
Improving Your Management Skills 6/12: Improve Your Self-Assessment
A manager relies heavily on self-assessment. They provide useful insight into the employees’ perception of themselves and their role in the company. But a manager needs to be able to self-assess too. It’s a great chance to pause, take stock …read more
Becoming a Better Job Candidate 6/12: Clean Up Your Resume
Your resume might be the most important document of your career. It’s the first thing that hiring managers see about you and it’s what determines whether or not they decide to call you in for an interview. It needs to …read more
Seeing Your Coworkers More Than Your Family? Cope with These 3 Tips
No matter what, work happens. For most Americans, work is a priority and family and personal life comes second. And for some people, this is okay—either they’re not missing their personal lives or they’re looking for reasons to escape their …read more
The Steps to Become a Software Developer
It’s not easy to become a software developer, but to work in a field that’s exciting, ever-changing and always in demand, it might be well worth the effort. And with a median salary that was right around $100,000 in 2015, …read more
Improving Your Management Skills 5/12: Learn to Praise Employees
Praise is a pretty powerful motivator for people, especially for employees that you want to perform at a high caliber. Whether you do it in private or publicly, praise can inspire people to take on new challenges and persevere after …read more
Becoming a Better Job Candidate 5/12: Ask Thoughtful Questions
There comes a time at the end of every job interview when it’s your turn. You’ve been asking questions for what seems like hours and now you get to flip the script. But what kinds of questions do you ask? …read more
5 Tech Podcasts You Should Be Listening To
There’s no better way to enrich your daily commute, your early morning jog, or just running errands and completing chores than soaking in some knowledge from a podcast. They’re full of quotes, statistics, vocabulary words, and other interesting tidbits that …read more
7 Skills Every Business Analyst Needs to Excel in Their Career
A good business analyst has both hard and soft skills. They’ve taken the right courses, earned the right experiences, but also have some emotional intelligence, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving ability. But what separates an average business analyst from a …read more
Improving Your Management Skills 4/12: Learn How to Truly Listen
Everyone knows that communication is a valuable skill when it comes to managing people. But the reality is that there are two parts to communication: talking and listening. And some would argue that listening is the more important part. You …read more