Securing the right mentor is a major hurdle, but maintaining the relationship can be just as challenging. To keep the mentoring relationship going, try these three things:
Management & Leadership
Why the Job Search Is Like ‘Throwing Paper Airplanes into the Galaxy’
“Wanted: smart, creative, dedicated individual to design efficient system that matches companies’ job listings with people looking for work. Contact the HR industry.”
Get Comfortable with Collaboration
We praise collaboration for improving problem solving, increasing creativity, and spurring innovation. Done correctly, it does yield all these benefits. But it can also be scary. Here are three facts you have to accept, and embrace, about collaboration before it can work:
Get Your Colleagues’ Attention
To capture any audience’s attention, you must frame your message properly. Whether you’re making a presentation, composing an email, or talking with your boss, here’s how to convey your idea:
Put Yourself in Your Customers’ Shoes
If your company is looking to innovate, don’t waste time analyzing market research reports and delving into customer data. What customers say they will do is not necessarily what they end up doing. Instead, put yourself in your customers’ shoes. Observe them using products and watch for frustrations they may not even notice. Don’t …
Warren Buffett on Succession, Stock Buybacks and Why He Doesn’t Like Gold
Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder letter is an eagerly anticipated treat for the financial community, and as usual, the 81-year-old Oracle of Omaha did not disappoint. In his characteristically good-humored, plainspoken …
Stop Your Career Anxiety
If you’re unhappy in your job, you are not alone. Plenty of people — many with stable, high-paying, interesting jobs — feel lost in their careers. If you experience this anxiety, try these three things:
How to Save a Meeting That’s Going Nowhere
We’ve all been stuck in long meetings that bounce aimlessly from one topic to the next. Instead of rolling your eyes, take control. Be brave enough to propose a solution:
Don’t Make These Mistakes at Your New Job
Taking on a new assignment is exciting. But it’s not easy. Here are three common mistakes people make when moving to a new job and how to avoid them:
Compete To Be Unique, Not the Best
Most companies want to be the best at what they do. But in the vast majority of business, there is no such thing as “the best.” Trying to imitate rivals will get you nowhere: It’s impossible to do exactly what your competitors are doing and end up with superior results. Customers choose different products and services for different …
LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman: How to Build Your Career in the Networked Economy
Reid Hoffman knows a thing or two about networking. Not only did he launch one of the most successful Internet companies of the past decade, LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, but he’s developed a formidable network of his own, one that’s given him the opportunity to invest such high-flying Internet start-ups as Facebook and …
Embrace Distraction
Recent studies have revealed the productivity cost of interruptions. But as the world gets more distracting, can we truly uphold the ideal of undivided attention?