6 Tips for Owning Your Next Performance Review
If a looming “Performance Assessment” calendar item has you strategizing your sick days, you’re thinking about it all wrong. Yes, receiving feedback on your work…
Category: Career Management
Transitioning from the Service to Working in an Office: A Veteran’s Perspective
Many Veterans like myself assumed it would be easy to go from a structured Military Service, where order is the menu of the day, to the Civilia…
8 Ways to up Your IRL Networking Game
You’ve mastered the art of the cold email, joined all the professional associations in your field, and your LinkedIn profile is in fighting shape. Networking…
Stand Your Ground, or Let it Go? How to Pick Your Battles at Work
“Picking your battles” can be tough for anyone, but it’s especially challenging for office ninjas. We are, after all, always right and know the best…
Can’t Get a Journaling Habit to Stick? Try One of These NonTraditional Journals
If your last journal closed with a tiny lock and key and was hidden under a Star Wars-themed pillowcase, this post is for you. There…
Face Your Fear of Public Speaking with these 5 Solid Tips
Does the thought of speaking in front of crowd make your knees weak and your guts all twisty? If so, you are not alone. According to…
Stress Management for the Time-Crunched Office Ninja
Friends and colleagues who say “You look really stressed” mean well. Stress can lead to all sorts of mental and physical health problems, so they’re…
5 Signs It’s Time to Quit Your Job
While we’re all still reeling from John Stewart’s announcement that he’s leaving The Daily Show, you’ve got to give the guy credit. It’s not easy…
Rock Your Boss’s Socks with Your Next Vendor Selection Project
On average, how many hours do you put into selecting a new vendor? Think about the initial google research, and then all the emails and…
Managing Up: Strategies for 3 Tricky Boss Types
“Managing up” sounds like one of those buzzy corporate phrases that’s been uttered so many times that it’s lost all meaning. But, I assure you…