by Bhatt Unnati | Sep 30, 2020 | Career Advice
The side hustle. To some, it’s something to do in your spare time that’s more productive than binging on Netflix or Disney+. To others, it’s the new credit card. And for everyone else, it’s become the new normal. After all, if you don’t have one, you’re likely...
by Bhatt Unnati | Sep 30, 2020 | Career Advice
You did it. You finally launched a business, or started writing that book, or took that job with the company you were thrilled to work for. But once the initial thrill wears off, you realize it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Or maybe things just haven’t gone as...
by Bhatt Unnati | Sep 30, 2020 | Career Advice
Ever wonder why successful people seem to have more hours in the day than you do? Obviously, they don’t. They just know how to make good use of the 24 hours they’ve got. And you can too. Being highly productive is easy. The secret is in how you’re able to...
by Bhatt Unnati | Sep 30, 2020 | Career Advice
It’s never too late to show your boss that you’re worthy of a promotion. Maybe you’ve been holding down the same position for a few years and are ready to move up. Maybe your company is going through some internal shuffling and you’re expecting your dream job to open...
by Bhatt Unnati | Sep 30, 2020 | Career Advice
It’s a well-established stereotype that large-scale companies are about as approachable as a concrete wall. The clichés say it all: Those who “sell out” to work for the “man” become corporate cogs, dedicating their working lives to the daily grind. The language we’ve...
by Bhatt Unnati | Sep 30, 2020 | Career Advice
Dive Brief: Up to two-thirds of employees responding to a survey said they may leave their jobs in 2020, according to Achievers’ third annual Employee Engagement & Retention report, released Jan. 29. The percentage of employees who definitely plan to stay in...
by Bhatt Unnati | Sep 30, 2020 | Career Advice
Glaring technology-related skill gaps across the U.S. workforce exist from entry-level workers to managers, according to Amanda Bergson-Shilcock, senior fellow at National Skills Coalition (NSC). “There are tens of millions of workers in this country who have...
by Bhatt Unnati | Sep 30, 2020 | Career Advice
Imagine this scenario: An employee named Rowen arrives at work on his 10-year anniversary and finds a gift card with a sticky note on his desk. The note is from his manager, acknowledging his anniversary. Realizing it didn’t even include a thank-you or a...
by Bhatt Unnati | Sep 30, 2020 | Career Advice
There’s a lot to be said for playing to your strengths, but when you suffer a career setback, it’s rarely because of something you’re doing well. Psychologists Eric Nelson and Robert Hogan have noted that it’s the dysfunctional habits that “interfere with the leader’s...
by Bhatt Unnati | Sep 30, 2020 | Career Advice
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” ―Henry David Thoreau Self-improvement doesn’t happen immediately. It takes lots of small steps and victories over time. Our society is stuck on the trope that there is a grand...