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Put On Your Big-Boy Pants: Navigating Your Career with Grit and Grace.

Rich Gee Group

In the journey of your career, the phrase "Put on your big-boy pants" (or big-girl pants) is more than just a call to maturity; it's an invitation to step into the realm of personal growth and professional excellence. Let's break it down: Pushing Yourself Beyond Comfort Why It's Crucial : Comfort zones are career stagnation in disguise.

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Executives’ Careers Benefit From Using Twitter

The Horizons Tracker

It’s well known that career moves at the C-suite level are often made by virtue of personal recommendations and connections. There’s a profound sense that promoting oneself on social media is more something done by people less senior. Indeed, executives might even be perceived by the public as self-promoting.

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Social Media May Deprive Us Of The Benefits Of Boredom

The Horizons Tracker

Alas, research from the University of Bath shows that social media means that this isn’t always the outcome. The researchers explain that it is not superficial boredom that results in heightened creativity, but profound boredom, and the use of social media can prevent us from progressing from one state to the other.

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Career Opportunities After Pursuing an MBA

Strategy Driven

Have you ever wondered what career opportunities a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree could open up for you? After completing an MBA degree, you can embark on many exciting and lucrative careers. Read on to learn more about the career opportunities available for MBA graduates: 1. Well, the answer is simple – a lot!

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Switchers: Change Careers and Seize Success

Lead Change Blog

Want to get unstuck, and pull off the most daring and fulfilling career move of your life—landing a new career that you’re genuinely passionate about? Career changers face unique challenges that demand fresh approaches. SUCCEED in the right career! This movement was all over the news, internet, and social media.

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Switching Sides: Career Change Steps to Consider Before Your Big Move

HR Digest

Handling a career is overwhelming on its own but pairing it with a career change tips the balance into new, unexplored territories that are downright terrifying. But change is necessary sometimes, whether you’re burnt out by your current career path or you want to pursue a passion that was left unattended for a long time.

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Weak Ties Really Do Help Our Career

The Horizons Tracker

His work obviously predated the social media age, but his findings hold true, as shown by a recent study from Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and LinkedIn, which showed that weaker social connections tend to be more beneficial for our careers than stronger ties.

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