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24 Do’s and Don’ts to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

Success

Do: Manage your stress. How you handle high levels of stress can mean the difference between being assertive and poised or being negative and disgruntled. Emotional intelligence is particularly important when pitching a proposal. Cody McKibben, Thrilling Heroics 3. Nicole Munoz, Start Ranking Now 4. Do: Reflect on your day.

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Why You're Off Base About How Others View You at Work

On The Job

Just the right amount of assertiveness so that you’re not a jerk or a wimp? In the study, Daniel Ames , professor of management at Columbia Business School and doctoral student Abbie Wazlawek, found that: 57% of those seen as not assertive enough believe they show just the right amount of feistiness – or maybe even too much.

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From the Archives: What It Means to Be a Precedent Breaker

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“How is it, I should like to ask,” said an indignant member of the Harvard University medical faculty, at one of its meetings, some forty years ago, “that after eighty years in which this faculty has been managing its own affairs, and doing it well, it is now proposed to change all our modes of carrying on the school?” “I

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100 words that will making minute taking a breeze

Practically Perfect PA

Sometimes 50 words are not enough so I’ve listed 100 words that will make minute taking a breeze! Here they are… Acknowledged. As a result… Asked for. Brought up. Communicated. Complained. Considered. Course of action… Decided. Declared. In addition… In conclusion… Is aware of… Listed. Maintained.

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We need better evidence to help protect people at work

Workplace Insight

Few would argue against the assertion that the quality of decisions is enhanced by accurate and relevant information, including evidence of which approaches to the task in hand actually work. RAND’s findings will be used to inform decisions within the Foundation on whether to proceed with a proposal for the full What Works centre.

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Quiet Quitting = Suffering in Silence. Silence isn’t good. Period. By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

No matter which name you call it, the behavior is not healthy for individual staff and it is certainly not productive for companies and the managers who lead them. In “Office Space,” the male office staff were given mundane work to do, they were bored, and poorly managed by 8 managers, not 1. Why are they quietly quitting?

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4 ways to "manage up"

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, December 16, 2009 4 ways to "manage up" Many people feel "stuck" these days. But how would you feel about managing your boss? Baldoni says you should: 1. Think of the end game.