Career Success

Don’t bury your head in the sand and hope all of the potential threats to your job and career disappear. They won’t. Keep your ears tuned into your work grapevine; watch sales; observe your industry; keep a close eye on Washington; listen skeptically to your employer when you see problems not articulated. Now is the time to take steps to recession-proof your job and your career. You can recession-proof your job and career, but start soon, not later, to recession-proof your job and career.

Looking for an immediate positive thought or an idea to pick your spirits up? Want good ideas, thoughtful quotations, self-motivation ideas, working well with people tips, newsletter fillers, news about trends affecting workplaces and more? Once a week, Your Tip of the Week for Success in Work and Life will uplift your spirit, make you smile, touch your heart and provide useful information.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” said our Founding Fathers. The truths you will discover over the next ten days are self-evident; but, they are profoundly hard to practice. Even as I write, I find myself questioning whether I practice what I recommend. So, consider the pursuit of happiness and success in work and life - a journey. These practices will get you started on that journey.

Used to flying below the radar at work? Do you think not being noticed will keep your job safe? Think again. You want to be noticed for your positive contributions. The best strategy now is to figure out how you can have high visibility at work. Companies don’t lay off or let go their best performers. But, company managers have to know who you are. For high visibility at work, you want to be vi…

Employers may not state the fact so bluntly, but every employer has a list. Trust me. They may not have an actual physical list, but every employer knows the names of his or her good employees. Good employees are not overlooked because good employees are on the list.

Remember the days when you loved going to work? You were challenged, excited, and up for your next adventure. Never felt that passion about work? These ideas are for you, too. Discover the passion that’s available in your work or rediscover the passion you once had for your work.

Remember the days when you loved going to work? You were challenged, excited, and up for your next adventure. Never felt that passion about work? These ideas are for you, too. Discover the passion that’s available in your work or rediscover the passion you once had for your work.

Working at Google sounds very cool. I'd be the first to tout Google as a motivating employer: free food, fun ... Google and other top 100 employers provide best workplaces. But, perks that enable employees to spend all their time at work exploit people and destroy life balance. So, even the best employer may not be best for everyone. These are...

Are you interested in success at work? Even the most successful employees have to be noticed to be considered high performance. Joe Calloway calls it showing off. He offers you five ways.

Work is about the money. Work only becomes not about the money when you have sufficient income – however you define sufficient income – to support your chosen life style. With sufficient money, work becomes about other motivations. Maximize lifetime income potential by the choices you make for your career and how you work with your employer....

Want more money than you're currently making? If your goal is to stay in your current job working for your present employer, you'll need to ask for a pay raise. Planning and preparation are key when you ask for a pay raise. So are timing, your employer's pay practices, and the market-based pay rates for your job.[/

Are you feeling increasingly unhappy about your job? Then, it may be time for you to quit your job. Or, address the issues that you dislike about your current career. Without leaving your job, you may be able to solve the problems. Take a look at these reasons to determine whether it's time to quit your current job. Perhaps you can identify adjustments that will re-invigorate your job and career.

You can submarine your job and career by the relationships you form at work. No matter your education, experience, or title, if you can't play well with others, you won't succeed. Effective relationships create success and satisfaction on the job. Learn more about seven effective work relationship musts.

Are you feeling blah about your life? Does boredom make you unmotivated and unexcited? Are you having a mid-life crisis? You can promote your personal growth and motivation to overcome this inertia. Here are ideas and tools that will help you explore personal growth, set new goals, choose motivation and get your life and work back on a course that excites, motivates and fills your life with joy.

Are you miserable at work? Do you never feel good about heading to work? Do you feel unchallenged, unhappy, or not in control? Is your boss the worst? Do your coworkers engage in unjustifiable complaining. If you continue to participate in any of these situations, you will ensure that you will continue to hate your job. And, hating your job is...

Successful people practice life-long self-development. Studies show that successful people have similar characteristics. They are self-confident without being arrogant. This comes from being self-aware: knowing one’s strengths and weaknesses, knowing one’s goals and remaining true to one’s values and capabilities. They are willing to grow by...

Bill Gates doesn’t have to know everything. He recognizes that he has employees who do. But, he appreciates the importance of taking the time to learn what they know. He takes time to listen to their ideas. He takes time to think, to ponder the direction of Microsoft. Do the same for yourself and your employees, take time to think, to read and learn. Ten ideas about creative thinking and learning follow.

Successful people believe their success is attributable to a pattern of mutually beneficial interpersonal relationships, as much as it is due to technical skills or business knowledge. Your communication and the image you present create the first impression - often the lasting impression - on the people you meet. Want a more professional image?

Looking for an inspirational quote or a business quotation for your newsletter, business presentation, bulletin board or inspirational posters? These quotes are useful to help motivation and inspiration. These quotes will help you create success in business, success in management and success in life.

Reasons for hiring one employee over another are as varied as the employers hiring employees. But, there are critical factors that can help you win the job search competition. Employees who were hired did a lot of things right. Better, they did almost nothing wrong. Find out why Mary got the job.

No matter your job or your industry, this year is a challenge for employment. In 2008, 48% of employers laid people off, according to a Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) survey cited at CNNmoney.com.

This ten day success program offfers simple tips, but they are profoundly difficult to practice. So, consider the pursuit of happiness and success in your work and life - a journey. These practices will help you get started on your career success journey.

Do you know that employees place their career development high on the list of factors that keep them working for their current employer? Here are the steps in creating a career development plan for an employee, that will help keep him or her motivated and contributing.

Many people who work stay passionate about their work - maybe not every day - but generally speaking, they remain passionate about their work: the cause, the contribution, the mission and vision, the coworkers, or the customers. Something about their work kindles a passion in their hearts that shows every day at work. Please share how you stay passionate about your work.