Animal Instinct: How to Hone Winning Skills for Career Success
Many astute business professionals have relied on their personal beliefs or feelings to guide them in making decisions. The results of following your instincts is a toss up.
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Skepticism vs. Cynicism
As president of The Franciscan Center, a Baltimore-based organization providing services to the poor, Karen Heyward-West often butted heads with the organization’s board of trustees over how best to help its clients become self-sufficient. In 2007, the board vetoed her ideas so often that at one point, the 44-year-old Heyward-West gave up on anything ever changing and started to believe her efforts were pointless. Eventually, her work habits reflected her pessimism. “I started leaving reports to the last minute because I would be like, ‘It doesn’t matter, they’re not going to read it anyway,’†she admits. She also stopped participating fully in board meetings. “I gave one-word answers,†she recalls. “I was there, but I wasn’t there.â€
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Here are 3 reasons laying off on social media while on the job or job hunting can be a not-so-bad idea.
Racist or Not?: ‘Love and Hip Hop’ Episode Shines Light on Workplace Discrimination
A heated exchange of racial references on Love and Hip Hop brings to light instances of professional racism. Here's how to deal in your office.
Tax Savings For Investment Property Owners
If you own more than one home and you collect rental revenue, there are lucrative tax breaks you can take advantage of. Pat Massenberg and her husband, Derek, own a...