Category: Career
Gaining Office Allies in the Right Places
When you first start at a new job, the one person you are probably most concerned with is your new boss. You want this person to like you, to help you, to defend you, to overlook your mistakes, and to applaud your successes. And this makes sense because your bossRead More
How to Win the Ground War at Work
A great philosopher once said that love is a battlefield. That may or may not be true, but you might be interested to know that work is also a battlefield. To succeed, to win, you need to plan for the long term. You need more than skills and tactics, youRead More
School Did Not Prepare You for Work
Congratulations! You’re out in the real world, living on your own, holding down your own job, building your career one day at a time. You made it through high school, through college, through the job hunt, and now you’re here: at work! But you’re not entirely comfortable, are you? SomethingRead More