How to Be a Good Salesperson: The Key Steps to Take
Good sales reps will effectively earn the respect and the ongoing trust of their prospects. Great ones earn their loyalty, admiration, and new referrals. Good reps handle objections skillfully; great ones preemptively surface the concerns and eliminate them.
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Are Digital Nomads Safe in the Freelance Economy? Some Tips to Thrive
This is a guest post by Wendi Williams. The love affair with the digital nomad lifestyle has reached fever pitch in recent years, with wanderers, explorers and free spirits around the world ditching their desks, pulling up roots and embracing the unknown. [...]
Is It Viable to Transition to an Academic Career during the Pandemic?
Many workers in various industries around the world have recently joined the ranks of the jobless. Others have had to endure a drastic reduction in work hours due to the COVID-19 crisis. If you’re one of them, you’ve likely realized that you’re [...]
The Extra Mile: How to Support Your Employees Career Advancement
Studies show that having engaged workers increases productivity by 21%. That's a significantly higher return on investment. So how do you go about creating engaged workers? Support your employees by offering growth opportunities within your business to boost employee satisfaction. It will [...]
Five Important Things to Do If You’ve Lost Your Job
In today’s world, it’s extremely rare to get a job in your early 20’s and keep that job until you retire. Instead, you will likely have many jobs, some of which you will leave willingly, and others not so willingly. Though there [...]
How to Be a Courageous Leader in the Post-Pandemic Era
This is a guest post by Merilee Kern. While some contest, or outright refute, whether or not former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously said “success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts,” the power of that [...]
How to Hold Your Own in Work Meetings
This is a guest post by Caroline Goyder The world of work is often a chaotic place. Whether you’re trying to own the room or own a video conferencing call, how do you make sure others don’t talk over, interrupt or, worse, [...]
Why Soft Skills Are a Must: Importance of Soft Skills In the Workplace
You're sick and tired of staying stagnant in the workplace. You want to take charge of your career, propel yourself forward, and start climbing the corporate ladder. Now, conventional wisdom states that in this situation, you should begin to arm yourself with [...]
Work From Home – When Distractions Overshadow Productivity
The current pandemic and shelter-in-place situation has resulted in many of us to work from home. Most of us are accustomed to working from home at least a few days of a week. But here's where this crisis has changed the scenario [...]
Knowing Your Rights as an Employee
Whether you work in an office as an accountant or sales rep or make a living doing a more hands-on type of job, such as cooking at a restaurant or as a specialist in plumbing and heating, your rights as an employee are [...]
Effective Learning Programs Crucial to Top Performers Retention
Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. ~ Denis Waitley Your most productive investment lies in employee development. In a highly competitive workforce, it is important to attract, engage and retain [...]
11 Financial Moves to Consider during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This is a guest post by Aiden White. The whole world is fighting an intense situation due to the current pandemic. People all over the world are trying to maintain the necessary guidelines dictated by the Government and doctors and the main [...]
Hydration Awareness: 10 Ways to Be ‘Water Wise’ (Even While Sheltering in Place)
Water 101: Guidance from the CDC, USDA, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and other top-tier experts and physicians on proper hydration, dehydration avoidance This is a guest post by Merilee Kern Water. We all need it—and know we need it—for optimum health and wellness, [...]
Best Activities for Improving Brain Health At Home
A new study by Audley Villages has revealed the most popular everyday activities for maintaining brain health and longevity without leaving your home Audley Villages has looked at the most popular scientifically supported activities you can do at home to maintain brain health, based [...]
How to Develop Strong Organization Skills for the Office or Working from Home
Did you know that 89% of employees waste time while at work? The majority of them (60%) waste anywhere between 30 minutes to 1 hour every day, while 16% waste around 2 hours. If you feel like you don't have enough time at [...]
Top 6 Ways To Improve Your Online Learning Schedule
Creating an online course may be a simple task; however, ensuring the effectiveness of online learning is equally important. It takes a significant amount of time, continued effort, and commitment to draft quality-backed content. Read on to explore how to create such [...]
How to cope with a workplace bully
Teamwork makes the dream work, as the saying goes, but unfortunately not everyone feels this way in the workplace. There will always be those who feel that the best way to progress their own careers is to bully and belittle other people, [...]
Digital Communication Etiquette: Do’s And Don’ts Of Workplace Interactions
There has been a rapid growth in digital communication in the workplace in recent times. For example, companies have moved from phone calls and faxes to emails and chat. Even more, the advent of remote work and the need for collaboration has [...]
There’s No One Right Path. But There Are Some Good Guideposts
This is a guest post by Rebekah Bastian. As you navigate your personal and professional life, you’ll be hit with decisions that feel both life-changing and overwhelming: Should you take a boring job that pays well, or one that’s less stable but [...]
Healthy Ways for a Digitally Balanced Life
How many times do you find that you check your personal cell phone for work messages while at home? Do you find yourself distracted by the latest YouTube video when you should be working? Or you're struck with FOMO - the fear [...]
5 Helpful Benefits of a Gap Year
More than 30,000 students took off a semester or more before starting college in the United States. Gap years are becoming more popular, especially when students have been in school since age 4. Although they can get a bad rep, gap years can be beneficial in [...]
Gender bias in employment benefits holding back women in tech
Flexible and home working are the most-desired employment benefits among women in the tech industry, but the stigma attached to these is having a negative impact on work-life balance and career progression. A new market report from specialist tech staffing firm Mason [...]
How to Improve Workplace Communication to Land a Leadership Role
Did you know that over 85% of people hate their current job? While no situation is the same, a lot of people are upset at work because they feel like they don't have a voice or that they don't matter. Change starts with yourself [...]
Almost half of employees feel stressed at work, but don’t seek help
International health benefits provider, Aetna International, recently surveyed 4,000 office-based employees in the UK, the U.S., Singapore and the UAE to investigate the motivations and self-imposed barriers to prioritising and investing in their health and wellness. As part of the report titled ‘Business of [...]
Tops Hacks for Business Travel
Traveling for business is both a good and a bad thing. It can be enjoyable to get out of the office for a while, and there’s nothing like connecting with coworkers and partners face-to-face. If you want to make sure your trip is [...]