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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

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In a world with countless ways to level up your professional development, books are one of the most underestimated tools. Professional development books give insight on how to grow in our careers, grow as people and better approach work-related challenges, shifting work environments and new opportunities.

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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

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Unlearning Silence by Elaine Lin Hering It’s a concept Harvard Law School lecturer Elaine Lin Hering , an expert in negotiation, influence and conflict management skills, explores in her upcoming book, Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully. A 2020 survey found that 17.5%

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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

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Our employee population and past engagement helps drive our negotiations for rates. The answer tends to lie in a totally anonymous survey, both at the start of programming and periodically throughout. Consider sending out surveys Then, they send out surveys periodically for employee feedback. Are they about to be parents?

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Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

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I look at it as ‘The American Reality,’” says Jeffrey Gitomer, best-selling author of the Little Red Book of Selling and the Little Gold Book of YES! You don’t need to be a genius at negotiation or a whiz at numbers. There is far greater opportunity to make money by building your own business than by working for someone else’s.

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How to Maintain Your Company Culture Past the Startup Stage

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Let’s look at it from the four domains of emotional intelligence as defined by Daniel Goleman, who (literally) wrote the book on EI : self-awareness, social awareness, relationship management and self-management. #1 Creating systemic and regular channels for communication is non-negotiable. 1 Self-Awareness.

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

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From Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018). At Office Dynamics, we are consistently surveying executives, managers, CEOs, human resources professionals, and organization development professionals on what skills, attitudes, and behaviors they look for in an assistant. This is not smart.

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Lawsuits, Lost Expertise And Bad Morale: The Steep Risks Of Ignoring Older Employees

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Before the pandemic, an AARP survey showed 61% of people ages 40 to 65 had either seen or experienced ageism in the workplace. Before the pandemic, an AARP survey showed 61% of people ages 40 to 65 had either seen or experienced ageism in the workplace. In May of 2021 that number jumped to 78%. .