November 26, 2019
Do You Have “Fixer Syndrome”? – #MTtalk Roundup
When you jump in to "fix" things, how helpful is it really?
Posts tagged with 'career skills'
September 17, 2019
The Self-Promotion Trap – #MTtalk Roundup
Self-promotion is a great tool for building your career, but it can also be damaging if you use it recklessly. So how can you self-promote…
February 14, 2019
Dealing With Inappropriate Personal Stories at Work – Your Top Tips
It’s lunchtime. You’re sending a few messages and catching up on that great article you were reading. Suddenly, uh oh, your colleague sits down next to…
October 30, 2018
Let’s Talk L&D – #MTtalk Roundup
“The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.” – Brian Herbert, U.S.
August 30, 2018
Your Top Tips for People Starting Out at Work
If you could go back in time, what advice would you give yourself when you were first starting out at work? Few of us forget…
March 20, 2018
Busting Self-Sabotaging Behavior – #MTtalk Roundup
The Good Wolf or the Bad Wolf? There’s an age-old Native American story about the battle between the bad wolf and the good wolf inside…
February 6, 2018
The Impact of Mental Health Issues at Work – #MTtalk Roundup
As some of you may know, we have discussion forums in the Mind Tools Club. A while ago, I started a conversation about mental health.
November 20, 2017
My Most Difficult Conversation at Work
“You know what, Simon? I think they should fire you for what you’ve done.” As conversational gambits go, it was a…
August 28, 2017
My Best Manager and My Worst… And What Each Taught Me
Strange but true: I had both the best and the worst managers of my career – so far – at the same company. Not…
June 29, 2017
Does Your Profession Reflect Who You Really Are?
Toni Morrison is a favorite author of mine, who recently brought to my mind one of life’s fundamental questions: “Does the work that…
June 1, 2017
Drudgery: How to Take it Out of Your Day
If there is one thing that we all share in this life, it is recurring moments of drudgery. As universal as drudgery is,…
May 24, 2017
Your Top Tips on How to Boost Team Morale
It’s not always easy to keep team morale high. Sometimes something as simple as working with a colleague who is in a bad mood or…