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How To Use Your Work Notes - Part 2

Part 2 of our guidance on professional note-taking - and what to do with your notes once you’ve taken them.

May 22, 2025

How To Use Your Work Notes - Part 1

Our guidance on professional note-taking - and what to do with your notes once you've taken them.

May 15, 2025

What To Do When You Get A Raise

Our guidance on what to do with the money when you get a raise.

May 8, 2025

I Don't Want To Go Back To The Office (Hall of Fame Guidance)

Our Hall of Fame guidance on what to do if you’re being asked to work in an office after working at home and you’d prefer not to.

May 1, 2025

Getting Ready To Get Promoted - Chapter 8 - Documentation

Our guidance on documenting your progress when you want to be promoted.

Apr 25, 2025

Brainstorming with A High C

How to approach brainstorming if you’re a High C or you’re facilitating a group with a High C.

Apr 17, 2025

Brainstorming with A High S

How to approach brainstorming if you’re a High S or you’re facilitating a group with a High S.

Apr 10, 2025

Brainstorming with A High I

How to approach brainstorming if you're a High I or you're facilitating a group with a High I.

Apr 3, 2025

Brainstorming with A High D

How to approach brainstorming if you're a High D or you're facilitating a group with a High D.

Mar 27, 2025

Responding To Engagement Surveys For Individual Contributors (Hall of Fame Guidance)

Our Hall of Fame guidance on responding to engagement surveys for individual contributors.

Mar 20, 2025

How To Talk About Layoffs In An Interview

Our guidance about how to talk about layoffs in an interview.

Mar 13, 2025

Working In A Remote Team - Dealing With Timezones

Our guidance on working with colleagues in other timezones.

Mar 6, 2025

How Long To Wait For A Promotion And Other Career Moves

Our guidance on corporate timing and waiting for changes that you expect.

Feb 27, 2025

“Is My Company Going To Make Layoffs?” - How To Gather Layoff Intelligence - Chapter 1, Ask Your Network

What to do when major external changes threaten your job security.

Feb 20, 2025

Public Speaking: Dealing with Anxiety

Our guidance on dealing with anxiety when speaking in public

Feb 13, 2025

Increase Productivity: Minimize Context Switching

How to prevent context-switching derailing your productivity.

Feb 6, 2025

How To Persuade Someone with A Combination MTDISC profile

How to communicate effectively with someone who has a mixed DISC profile.

Jan 30, 2025

How To Demonstrate Meeting Engagement: Video Conferencing Edition

Our guidance on showing you’re engaged during video meetings

Jan 23, 2025

How To Give Feedback For A Presentation - Chapter 2 - Part 2

Part 2 of Our guidance on what to say when giving presentation feedback.

Jan 16, 2025

How To Give Feedback For A Presentation - Chapter 2 - What To Say - Part 1

Our guidance on what to say when giving presentation feedback.

Jan 9, 2025

Managing Your Digital Presence While Job Seeking

Our guidance on conducting a digital presence review before you start job hunting.

Jan 2, 2025

Work-Life Balance: The Yellow Peanut M&M Analogy - HOF 2024

The common wisdom about work-family balance is wrong. We're asking the wrong question.

Dec 26, 2024

Using An Influence/Stakeholder Map To Improve Your Relationships

In this guidance, we'll help you understand how you can use a stakeholder or influence map as a personal tool for improving your relationships.

Dec 19, 2024

Personal OKRs For Career Growth - Part 2

Our guidance on setting your own OKRs to grow your career.

Dec 12, 2024

Personal OKRs For Career Growth - Part 1

Our guidance on setting your own OKRs to grow your career.

Dec 5, 2024

Preparing For Your Review - HOF 2024

Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to prepare for your review.

Nov 28, 2024

The Basics of Asynchronous Communication

The beginning of our guidance on effectively communicating asynchronously.

Nov 21, 2024

How To Give Feedback For A Presentation - Chapter 1 - When (and When Not) to Give Presentation Feedback - part 2

Our guidance on deciding whether to give presentation feedback.

Nov 14, 2024

How To Give Feedback For A Presentation - Chapter 1 - When (and When Not) to Give Presentation Feedback

Our guidance on deciding whether to give presentation feedback.

Nov 7, 2024

How To Answer Questions About Difficult Co-workers In An Interview

Our guidance on answering the interview question, "Describe a situation where you had to work with a difficult colleague or team member?" and similar questions.

Oct 31, 2024

Maintain Your Professional Presence Whilst Working Remotely - Be Early To Meetings

Our guidance on staying top of mind when working remotely by being early to meetings.

Oct 24, 2024

How To Regain Professional Credibility - Part 2

Part 2 of Our guidance on building professional credibility with actions, not words.

Oct 17, 2024

How To Regain Professional Credibility - Part 1

Our guidance on building professional credibility with actions, not words.

Oct 10, 2024

Time Management and the High C (MTDISC) - Part 2

Part two of our guidance for High C’s on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.

Oct 3, 2024

Time Management and the High C (MTDISC) - Part 1

Our guidance for High C’s on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.

Sep 26, 2024

Time Management and the High S (MTDISC) - Part 2

Part 2 of our guidance for High S's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.

Sep 19, 2024

Time Management and the High S (MTDISC) - Part 1

Part 1 of our guidance for High S's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.

Sep 12, 2024

Time Management and the High I (MTDISC) - Part 2

Part 2 of our guidance for High I's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.

Sep 5, 2024

Time Management and the High I (MTDISC) - Part 1

Part 1 of our guidance for High I's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.

Aug 29, 2024

Time Management and the High D (MTDISC) - Part 2

Part 2 of our guidance for High D's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.

Aug 22, 2024

Time Management and the High D (MTDISC) - Part 1

Part 1 of our guidance for High D's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.

Aug 15, 2024

How To Demonstrate Your Experience On Your Resume

Our guidance on how to how to demonstrate your experience on your resume.

Aug 8, 2024

Minimum Viable Skill Level: How To Optimize Your Professional Development - Part 2

Part 2 of our guidance on the concept of Minimum Viable Skill Level and how to apply it to your career.

Aug 1, 2024

Minimum Viable Skill Level: How To Optimize Your Professional Development - Part 1

Part 1 of our guidance on the concept of Minimum Viable Skill Level and how to apply it to your career.

Jul 25, 2024

Join A Professional Association - Part 2

Part 2 of our guidance on joining a professional association.

Jul 18, 2024

Join A Professional Association - Part 1

Part 1 of our guidance on joining a professional association.

Jul 11, 2024

How To Ask Questions After You Have An Offer

Our guidance on how to ask questions after you have an offer.

Jul 4, 2024

Seek Responsibility, Not Promotion

Lots of folks ask us how to ask for a promotion. But it's often not the right question to ask.

Jun 27, 2024

Saying No To A Delegation - Part 2

Part 2 of our guidance on saying no to a delegation.

Jun 20, 2024

Saying No To A Delegation - Part 1

Part 1 of our guidance on saying no to a delegation.

Jun 13, 2024