Career Corner
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What to Wear to a Job Interview
In most traditional white-collar industries, like finance or accounting, a professional business dress is appropriate. A conservative suit, meaning a solid color (navy, gray, black or brown) or a tiny pinstripe, is best. Add some interest to a solid color suit with a stripe or print shirt and scarf at the neck. If you choose a pin stripe suit, a solid color blouse and a scarf will work best. -
How to Be A Successful Leader
Anticipating the future by focusing on what’s coming. Look for game-changing information that provides some hints as to where your industry is headed. Search for these signs beyond the current practices in your business. Read articles about other businesses and how and why they are in transition. Example is the use of tablet pads in restaurants for viewing and ordering by customers and price changes by management to adjust to inventory changes.
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Personal Touch
Today there are so many ways of communicating that one can lose sight of an important weapon in the challenge of staying connected. Facebook®, Twitter®, Linkedin®, etc. allow for broad communication with your many friends and followers. “News” can be forwarded rapidly and conveniently. But no matter how one phrases the message, the communication lacks a personal touch, the weapon that can be loss sight of when we become programmed to use instant, broad scale media. -
6 Tips on Effectively Dealing with Colleagues
Disagreements are OK. It may sound contradictory, but arguments between colleagues can actually be a sign that the relationship has a good foundation. Indifference to each other signifies a relationship that may not be healthy. Colleagues who care enough to disagree can still respect each other. Next time you find yourself in a war of words with your colleagues, don’t give up and walk away. Use the disagreement as a jumping-off point for coming to a resolution — and then shake and make up!
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New Year Opportunity
As the calendar sends out the message of a new year, we are reminded of the age old custom of adopting New Year resolutions. The best place to start is to look backward at last year's goals. What did I fail to do or to achieve in 2011 that I hoped for at or near the start of 2011? Is there any hope that I can change enough in 2012 to achieve the desired outcome?
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New Year’s Resolutions 2012
The end of the year brings a lot of holiday planning, parties and other get-togethers. It's really a good time to take a few minutes out from all the confusion and think about what has been accomplished during the past year. And more importantly to think about how we can improve our lives during the next year. Here are some questions to help you think about New Year's resolutions. -
New Year’s Resolutions Can Improve Your Career
The New Year gives us an opportunity to look backwards at what we have accomplished as a prelude to forming some goals for the New Year. What worked better for us in 2011? What did not meet our expectations? By answering these two questions you have an insight into your 2012 business resolutions. -
Office Gift Giving Tips and Etiquette
Before you fret about holiday gift giving, it's important to find out what your company's gift giving policy is. Also is there a price limit? If there is a policy, stick to it, price limit, etc. If you are giving gifts to everyone in your department, give something similar. If you are giving gifts to a few friends at work, exchange them in private. -
Holiday Office Parties
The office holiday party can be tricky business. Some tips to help make it work to your advantage. Introduce yourself to your organization's higher-ups and mingle with people from other departments. This is an opportunity to build business relationships and to promote yourself. Don't gossip or reveal too much personal information.
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Success is More Than Just Mental Ability
Many factors influence business success but one that is often overlooked or forgotten is physical fitness. While professional athletes have embraced fitness with a passion and dedication, the average younger executive is often “too busy” to fit in any conditioning. Just like the mind, the body needs to be challenged and pushed. Here are several advantages of adopting a regular physical fitness plan.