A colleague at a meeting with you at work gives you feedback. They say that you were too quiet, didn’t get to the point quickly, and lacked a compelling example. Your breathing goes shallow, your body stiffens, your heart speeds up, and you look around to see if anyone is in earshot of this conversation. […]
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Tom has worked at his company for more than four years and knows he does a great job. His boss even tells him so. He’s been wanting to ask for a raise for several months, but it just never seems like the right time to ask. At least, that’s what he keeps telling himself. But
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Many of us are asking ourselves the question: “What am I here to contribute?” But we can take that question still further: “What is the legacy I want to leave behind when I’m gone?” Leaving a legacy is not just a practice reserved for the wealthy. It’s a common human trait to want to leave
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“There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team.’ There is a me, though, if you jumble it up.” Dr. Greg House, from TV’s House Employers and entrepreneurs often think they must “do it all themselves,” as reflected in the following statements: “No one can do this as well as I can.” “It’s easier to just do it myself
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Pay, praise and promotions may have some effect on motivation levels in the workplace. But these three Ps pale in comparison to more personal factors, such as the Top 5 of the cited research by Rewick and Lawler: job challenge, accomplishing something worthwhile, learning new things, developing skills and abilities, and autonomy. Take this Self-Quiz, answering True
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