Archive for December, 2009
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10 Steps to A Successful Career Change
Monday, December 28th, 2009
1) Assess your current career satisfaction. We highly suggest that you maintain a journal where you keep your thoughts, feelings, and opinions about various situations at work during the day. What do you hate about your job? What do you enjoy? If you’re unhappy what are the underlying reasons? Are you unhappy with company management, [...]
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How to Switch Careers
Friday, December 25th, 2009
Making a big career change isn’t easy, especially if you’ve got kids to support, a mortgage to pay, and a car to worry about. But if you’ve got the motivation, you can do it. Here’s how.
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1) Tackle the golden question: If you had all the money in the world, what would you be doing with [...] -
Making the most of your working lunch
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
WE CAN spend a lot of our time at work so it’s important to remember to eat healthily while we’re there. Make your lunch both healthy and delicious with our tips for healthier lunch choices at work.
Whether you make your own packed lunch or buy it from the canteen or the shops, there’s something for [...] -
Why Organizational Change Fails
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Have you experienced a failed change lately? Been a part of a team or an organization that attempted something different…and failed?
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WHAT IS YOUR ETHICS I.Q.?
Monday, December 21st, 2009
WHY ARE COMPANIES AND EMPLOYEES CONCERNED ABOUT ETHICS?
There is a definite correlation between high business ethics and high business efficiency. High valued-ethical companies are responsible for creating and sustaining a healthier working environment within the company in terms of safety, trust, loyalty, and commitment to their superiors, peers, customers, suppliers, and vendors. High-valued ethical companies [...] -
How to Accept Criticism While at Work
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
So, you just finished what you thought was a great project at work, and now your boss is listing all the things you need to improve upon. Don’t get discouraged; constructive criticism is a key part of any job. Through this article, learn how to accept criticism and do your job as well as possible.
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Unethical Behavior In The Workplace
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
There is absolutely no room for unethical behavior in the professional world. This statement is exceptionally important for publicly traded companies and their accounting practices. From financial officers to accountants to auditors, and so on, there is no greater impact on stakeholders when these persons perform unethically.
Unfortunately, there are multiple reasons for which one might [...] -
How to Enjoy Your Job
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Option 1: Alarm rings – hit snooze. Alarm rings – groan. Get up, throw on some clothes. Fight traffic, complain, get to work, hate the day – watch the clock and count the minutes. Go home, eat, watch TV, go [...] -
How To Maintain A Great Healthy Lifestyle
Monday, December 14th, 2009
There are times in all of our lives when we are just swamped. If you ever get stressed out at work or overloaded with responsibility when you get home, keeping up with a healthy diet is often a very hard thing to do.
Eating right takes discipline and planning - two things that are in short [...] -
Drop that baggage and go higher!
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Are you carrying around all the baggage from your life? Do you still keep the burdens of the past strapped onto your shoulders? If yes, why? Why are you hauling all of that extra luggage around? It’s slowing you down and crowding your space! Instead, do you want to raise your vibration and move forward [...]