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How to Separate Your Work from Your Identity

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But American culture is especially obsessed with the relationship between our jobs and our sense of self-worth. Often, studies show that work experiences influence one’s self-esteem and vice-versa. Enter the importance of disassociating “success” at your job from your own personal sense of self-confidence and self-esteem.

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Money Remains a Top Stressor for U.S. Adults—Here Are Some Tips to Better Manage Stress (and Finances)

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The survey, released in October 2021, reported that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impede decision-making ability, which includes financial decisions. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that roughly two-thirds of our economy is fueled by consumer spending, much of it in the form of credit card debt.

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Tactfully Voicing Your Opinion In The Workplace

Office Dynamics

The caution is just because someone has the courage to speak up, it doesn’t mean they are presenting it in a way that will be acceptable to the receiver. If we want our voice to be heard and to be taken seriously, we have to think about how we communicate and present our case. Step #1: Consider these factors. Timing is important.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

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A little bit of procrastination at the office is surprisingly common, with 88% of workers reporting that they put off important work tasks for at least one hour each day. Over half of the participants reported using their smartphones the most to avoid work, while 44% cited browsing the internet as their biggest distraction.

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How to Use A Competency Assessment for Assistants

Office Dynamics

I wrote a report detailing my performance and answers under each of the measured administrative competencies. It was about a paragraph or two about each of the competencies and my self-assessed performance in each area. I was able to work out an action plan on how I would do that in my report. Use the approach I modeled above.

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Tactfully Voicing Your Opinion

Office Dynamics

When I teach this piece of the program, after I review the strategies, I present the groups with a real-work scenario and then they practice how to effectively voice their opinion. Let’s say for example that you have to talk to someone about always turning in their monthly report late. 7 Strategies for Voicing Your Opinion.

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Going back to the office? 6 tips to help you adjust

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For example, by June 2020, 42 percent of the US labor force were working from home , and 46 percent of employees in London reported working from home at some point in 2020. If you pride yourself on having a good work ethic, that may have hit your sense of self and self-esteem,” O’Reilly says. “I

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