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The Big Ask
So, you’ve been working hard, growing professionally, and increasing your value to your company. You put in the TIME and the EFFORT. Now, you want a promotion / raise / bonus. Unfortunately, most of the time, your employer isn’t going […]
Promotions. Raises. Bonuses.
On the job, we work hard for these things throughout our careers. Our employers typically grant them after evaluating our performance and value to the company. Value to the company? Yes. As employees, we are resources (the most valuable resources) […]
Networking – it should be 4 letter word
Networking. There’s probably not another word as hated by young professionals as networking. Why? We don’t truly know what it means We see very little value in doing it Because we don’t understand it or see value in doing it, […]
Workplace Generation Gap – Putting Other Generations In Their Place
The MHI Young Professionals Network (YPN) recently presented a funny, interesting and honest discussion about the workplace generation gap. Jeff Havens gets rid of the standard four-generation workplace in favor of a simpler structure: old people and young people. Hear […]
The New B-Word
You may have already heard about the “banning of the word ‘bossy’” and how many feel that it is a derogatory term meant for females. This article from the Wall Street Journal interviews Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook COO) and Anna Maria Chávez […]
Finding New Ways to Teach
With the constant barrage of technology coming at us every which way – people are constantly inundated with information. This has not only changed the way that we learn or expect to be taught – but has actually changed the […]