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Your attitude determines your altitude in the workplace
Kelly Sharp Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAttitude counts for a great deal of your daily performance and can usually be summed up as "He had a terrible attitude" or "She has a really upbeat attitude." Your attitude toward work might impact your career more than you realize. A negative attitude can not only hinder you as an employee, but it can also bring the entire morale of the office down.
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Back to school or back to work? An ideal workplace combines both
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management'Tis the season for the younger set to end their summer jobs, hang up their bathing suits and return to school. For most of us, that time has long passed, yet the memory of having two months off still remains strong. What would happen if we took that same approach to work?
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Being organized is not a crime
Jessica Taylor Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn every job interview I've been on, I've been asked, "What's your weakness?" The answer is always the same: "I'm a perfectionist when it comes to my work. I go above and beyond to try to make it work, but at the same time beat myself up over it because I'm my own worst critic." Now, don't get me wrong. I'm human and definitely not perfect, but I — we — can always strive for perfection.
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Unconscious biases: Why you’re losing out on the best employees
Pamela Wasley Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEverybody knows a company's greatest asset is its people. But what happens when employers are predisposed to hiring a certain type of person for their business? Based on personal life experiences, you may inherently prefer to hire a man for this job, a woman for that one — and you may not even realize it's bias that's keeping you from exploring the best candidates for your open role.
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Netflix sets the bar high with new parental leave policy
Lonny Alfred Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementNetflix recently threw American companies for a loop with the announcement of their updated parental leave policy: New parents will be granted unlimited paid parental leave for a year. Before the news of Netflix's updated policy, some of the best policies belonged to tech companies like Facebook, which offers 17 weeks for paid maternity and paternity leave and $20,000 for family planning costs.
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How the most innovative companies systematically disrupt
Dr. Min Basadur Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementA decade ago, I received a phone call from a former client named Barry. He asked if I remembered leading a creative problem-solving session he had participated in with a group of about 10 others. Now living in New York City and working on an advanced degree at the Pratt Institute of Design, Barry told me the session had helped a group of designers move forward on a city project and said it had made a major impact on him.
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The worst of the best: 5 blunders made by successful investors
David B. Mandell and Jason M. O'Dell Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn Wall Street's long history, many investors and companies have made successful investments that put them on the map (and made them hundreds of millions of dollars). Their success leaves people astounded and, in all likelihood, a bit envious.
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5 tips for cross-boundary collaboration in the workplace
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhat is the one thing most needed in the workplace? Collaboration. It is not just collaboration within your own team, but also — often more importantly — cross-boundary collaboration across the organization.
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Is your business prepared for #Fightfor15?
Danielle Manley Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe recent headlines announcing New York's decision to increase fast food workers' minimum wage to $15 has once again stirred up the nation in a heated debate over whether the minimum wage should be increased nationwide. According to Fortune, New York City must comply with the minimum wage change by 2019, and the rest of the state must comply before July 2021.
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The annual performance evaluation goes under review
Bob Kowalski Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt is the one workplace occurrence that employees and their supervisors approach with the same discomfort. Performance evaluations are intended to broaden communication between supervisors and subordinates, as well as provide direction and motivation for the worker. But we've all seen the real-life effects of the annual (or more frequent) reviews, resulting in dreadful anticipation, no matter on which level of the office hierarchy you sit.
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