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The Magical Career Fairy Will Help You

Persuasive Powerhouse

Because you are doing such great work, she’ll soon tap you with her enchanted wand and sprinkle you with sparkly fairy dust and you’ll get that key project, significant promotion, raise, bonus or new career that you’ve been waiting for. She doesn’t exist, and career rewards for your great work don’t just appear.

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First Jobs & Core Stability: My Advice to 2021 College Grads

The Office Blend Blog

The economic of crisis of 2008 quickly comes to mind.) In the post-pandemic world of work, the idea of “the office” will have already evolved, and there will be increased opportunities to work at a distance (hopefully opening up new possibilities for far-flung career paths). taiscapture@unsplash.

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Featured Instigator: Will Lukang

Lead Change Blog

At one point in his career, he reports the strangest question he was asked in a job interview was, “Why do you want my job?” The best moment in his career occurred in 2008, when he recommended a direct report for a job within their company. Will has over 26 years of experience in the Information Technology field.

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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Mentoring is defined as career advice and guidance and sponsorship is advocacy. High performing women need to take control of their own career advancement. Communicate your intention to advance your career. Here’s the bottom line: you need to take control of your career. Broaden your influence outside the company.

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Byron Wien’s 20 Lessons Learned

Michael Lee Stallard

Do the numbers crunching in the early phase of your career. Short-cuts can be construed as sloppiness, a career killer. When seeking a career as you come out of school or making a job change, always take the job that looks like it will be the most enjoyable. Try to think of your life in phases so you can avoid a burn-out.

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The last sentance in your comment is sage advice. Better to be the one who catches the fish than the one who tells the story of the big one who got away… So, what do you think? Thanks for sharing Peter.

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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In fact, it is my opinion that the worst form of gossip is conducted under the guise of seeking advice or counsel. Talking to anyone else wouldn’t resolve the issue, it would merely be self serving indulgence at someone else’s expense.

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