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Google Executive Shares How To Work Your Way Up The Ladder Without A College Degree

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Founder of Grow with Google Lisa Gevelber sees this need for upskilling as a huge opportunity for career and economic mobility. . in 2011 to 37.9% Google] created a bunch of programs that help people with digital skills, and one of the ones that I’m most excited about is our career certificate program,” said Gevelber.

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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

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In 2011, when I was a baby content writer looking to make a decent side hustle out of the only thing that I’ve ever been really good at, Philyaw taught me lots of tips and tricks—and always told me to never accept less than I’m worth. “One A seven-figure book deal is very impressive. How do you pitch?’” she recalls. “I I had no idea how.

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Top 10 Tips for Managing Up in a Top Down World

Ian's Messy Desk

Hire a mentor or a coach-Every star player uses a mentor or a coach to help them improve their game. Creating Better Bosses–The Google Way (biojobblog.com). Continually maintain-Like any connection worth having, you will need to apply care and attention in order for the relationship to flourish. Stressed at work?

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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

Research published in the International Journal of Behavioral Science in 2011 suggests that approximately 70 percent of people will experience at least one impostor syndrome episode in their lives. You dislike the idea of having a coach/mentor because you can (and should) handle things on your own.

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Think Your Website Isn’t that Important? Think Again.

Tips From T. Marie

In the recent past I’ve overheard at least two conversations in which the expert told the new business owner to ‘just get a free website or Facebook page ‘ If I hadn’t been in a public place I probably would have screamed “Noooooo&# , much like Obi-wan Kenobi when his mentor Qui-Gon Jinn was struck down by Darth Maul.

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Want to expand your horizons? 35 new books from TED speakers that will enlarge your world

Ideas.Ted

Using historical maps such as Gerardus Mercator’s world map of 1569 right on through to today’s Google Earth satellite maps, the authors trace everything from changing sea levels to pandemic patterns in order to explain where we are now and what routes to take for the safest journey into the future.

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