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Facilitating Meetings Effectively

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The following guidelines and coping techniques for tricky situations that may occur during your meetings will help your meetings accomplish their purpose in record time. Guidelines for Facilitating Meetings 1. Stick to the schedule. One of the most common complaints about meetings is a failure to stick to the schedule. It’s important to start and [...]

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Tips For Job Interviews – Active listening skills

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Active listening skills are a subtle but effective way to perform better on job interviews. Half of all communication is listening but few of us get any training on doing it well. Fortunately, listening well is relatively simple, and will become automatic once you practice the skills. Here are some tips for job interviews that [...]

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Who’s the Boss – You Or Your Boss

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If your name is John Smith, guess who your real employer is? You work for John Smith. Even as an employee of another company, you’re actually in business for yourself and your family. And the power this perspective provides you is limitless! Considering yourself as “self-employed” allows you to examine your career in a new [...]

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Contemplating a Career Change

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No matter what kind of work you do, don’t be surprised if there comes a time when you think of switching careers. After all, many of us have romanticized ideas about one career or another. Maybe you always thought you’d be a teacher, a crime scene investigator, a sales clerk at that little boutique down [...]

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Building a Strong Work Ethic

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No matter how tough life gets, if you put your all into your work, good things will come to you. Staying positive, refusing to procrastinate, and maintaining your focus are all necessary ingredients to building this strong and rewarding work ethic. Other strategies to becoming a great worker are setting a goal of dependability, always [...]

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