What should you do when your coworkers complain to you about each other? There’s a few things you’ll need to navigate:
Read morehow to work with unfriendly coworkers
What do you do when at least one person at work gives you the cold shoulder and makes you dread going there? I’ve been thinking a lot about my experiences with this, and I came up with six things. Here’s how to work with unfriendly coworkers:
Read moreuse your job got a facelift!
Use Your Job is a 90-Day Challenge for employees, that results in happiness, fulfillment, high-performance, and personal goal achievement. It’s in book form, available on Amazon, and in this post, you can see the improvements to the layout of the book.
Read moreuse your job - BOOK REVIEW by HR Jazzy
Use Your Job is a 90-Day Challenge for employees, to help them have happiness, fulfillment, and high-performance in any job, by using it to achieve their own personal goals. It’s available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle, and I sent a copy to an HR professional to get her take on it. Her review is linked here:
Read morehow to be happy at work
You can be happy at work every single time you go there. You don’t have to love your job, or even like it, or be planning to stay at it. You don’t have to brainwash yourself, or get hypnosis, or rely on the power of positive thoughts. Your strategy for a great day at work is three specific things that will transform your experience there:
Read morehow to be valuable to your boss
I didn’t always know how to be valuable to my bosses, or why I should. I didn’t understand how valuable those connections were for me, and my biggest personal goals. And since you don’t want to be like I was, here’s what I wish I’d known in so many past jobs. This is the best way to be valuable to your boss, exceed expectations at work, and be a great asset to your company:
Read moreas its people - here's the book!
After publishing, Use Your Job, I knew I wanted to write something for everyone who leads and cares for employees. As Its People is for employers, managers, team leaders and HR professionals, and in this post you can get a look at the book itself.
Read moreGUEST POST: how kindness at work increases employee performance
We all know there are plenty of reasons for being kind. But I’ve been wondering lately if giving, receiving, or witnessing kindness at work could make us better at our jobs. I asked around, and this guest article gives the verdict:
Read morehow to use your job - guest podcast episode
How to use your job: If you’re an employee, and you want to know how to advance in your career, or how to find happiness and fulfillment at work (no matter what your job is, how you feel about it, or how long you plan to stay), or how to move up in your job, or how to develop yourself at your job - And if you’re an employer, manager, team leader, or HR professional, and you want to know how to have employees who are motivated, engaged, and high-performing - watch or listen to this podcast episode:
Read morehow to survive unemployment
I’m always going on and on about how you can use your job to achieve your goals, and why you can be happy at your job for however-long you decide to stay, but there are so many of us who would love to be working anywhere right now.
I’ve been unemployed myself a couple times, and I’ve been thinking about them a lot recently. If you’re unemployed and can’t find a job; if you’re scared, depressed, and feeling paralyzed, here’s your plan:
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