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3 Reasons Being A Brown-Noser Can Backfire

Sucking up to superiors can oftentimes do more bad than good

Sometimes sucking up in the office and do more harm than good.

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: June 29, 2012 Tags: brown-noser, brown-nosing, Career Advancement, Career Development, career goals, career transition, interoffice politics, office politics, workplace issues, young professional

Office Shade: 6 Things to Consider When Dealing with Workplace Politics

Learn to navigate the career advancement waters properly

Some professionals play the career advancement game clean, with ethics and moral limits, while others…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: May 9, 2012 Tags: C-suite, Career Advancement, Career Development, Employment, leadership, managers, office politics, senior managers, social climbing, women executives., women professionals, workplace issues, young professionals

NETWORK UP: Through mentorship or sponsorship, make sure that you are networking with people that are actually seasoned in your industry. Networking up is the most powerful form of networking there is because it allows you to connect with people who are on the other side of the door that you are trying to get into. Your peers, who have similar skills and experience as you do, can get you to the door, you actually want to know the person at a higher position who has the key to unlock it.

Action: Connect with senior partners, managers and other top-level professionals. Offer your ideas or assistance with a project. Reach out with interest in being mentored or getting expertise from them from time to time. Interact with them in trade and professional organizations. If you successfully network up, you will find that age becomes less and less relevant because your professional network essentially becomes ageless.

Glass Ceiling of Youth: Three Steps to Fighting Ageism

Use this three-pronged strategy to get the promotion you deserve

Ageism has become an issue not just for senior professionals—who are delaying retirement more and…

By Jullien Gordon

Posted: February 24, 2012 Tags: Career Advancement, career transition, Department of Motivated Vehicles, Jullien Gordon, mentorship, office politics, promotions, senior executives, senior managements, senior workers, young professionals, young workers

How Much Time Have You Wasted Today?

Avoid wasting moments at the office by using these productivity tips

Here’s how you can maximize moments in the office to upgrade your productivity

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: February 21, 2012 Tags: Career Advancement, career transition, interoffice issues, office issues, office politics, overachievers, stress, stress management, time management, women executives., women in the workplace, young professionals

Is Your Boss a Psychopath?

Study: Senior managers more likely to fit 'crazy' profile

That “boss from hell” could really have psychological issues, fitting the profile of a psychopath.

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: January 24, 2012 Tags: bad boss, black executives, boss, boss from hell, C-suite, Career Development, corporate America, interoffice conflict, managerial skills, mental health, Mental Illness, mental instability, office politics, psychology, senior managers

4 Don’ts When Sending E-mails in the Workplace

Avoid these common communication mistakes at your job

Here are the communication mistakes to avoid when sending e-mails on your job.

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: January 4, 2012 Tags: Career Advancement, communication, e-mail etiquette, interoffice communication, interoffice conflict, Jobs, office etiquette, office politics, workplace issues, young professionals

To ‘Loc’ or Not to ‘Loc’: Women Talk the Politics of Hair in Workplace

Getting beyond negative stereotypes of a centuries-old style

Writer Starrene Rhett explores the professional issues related to women wearing dreadlocks in the workplace.

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: November 1, 2011 Tags: corporate style, dreadlocks, hair industry, haircare, natural hair, office attire, office politics, workplace issues

How to Cope with the ‘Mean Girls’ at the Office

Remain professional --- and strategic --- in resolving interoffice conflicts

Madame Noire tells how to remain professional in solving interoffice conflicts with coworkers.

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: October 27, 2011 Tags: human resources, interoffice politics, Madame Noire, office conflict, office politics, stress, workplace conflict, workplace issues

Everyone loves a team player. They're the people willing to offer their individual skills and talents to achieve a collective goal. They're not into throwing people under the bus or back-biting. They see the big picture and seek to fulfill the bottom line while also letting their specific contribution be recognized.

There are certain qualities that every team player embodies, and Madame Noire takes a look at eight of those. See whether you hold these traits, and if you don't, learn how you can develop them.

8 Traits That Make You a Great Team Player

A great asset to any company, these qualities ensure your success

Madame Noire details qualities that make anyone an awesome team player

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: October 24, 2011 Tags: Career Advancement, career change, Career Development, interoffice conflict, interoffice relations, office morale, office politics, team building, workplace politics

DO sweat the small stuff. Be aware of the way you carry yourself and the effect it may have on workplace interactions. You could inadvertently be sending the wrong message with even the slightest action, such as pointing when you speak or crossing your arms during meetings. "I realized I’m a very analytical person, so oftentimes when I’m in deep thought, I don’t smile," Collier says. " People would look at me and say, 'What’s wrong with you?' I had to train myself, and my clients, to smile more."

What’s Your Work Personality?

Nurturer? Cut-throat? See which one you embody

Madame Noire details 8 personality types in the office, from the escapist to the worker…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: October 18, 2011 Tags: Career Advancement, Madame Noire, Motivation, office politics, workplace, workplace conflict, workplace personalities

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