Olympic medalist applies lessons to business | This public speaking flaw may distract your audience | Why standout employees should be friendly with co-workers
Olympic medalist applies lessons to business Four-time Olympic medalist Angela Ruggiero said her ability to set goals as a hockey player has helped her identify areas for improvement and showed her how to make the most of her co-workers' skills. Ruggiero also said she learned how to build mutually beneficial partnerships during her years as a hockey player. Entrepreneur online (7/6)This public speaking flaw may distract your audience Moving occasionally while speaking can be a powerful way of emphasizing certain points, but pacing nonstop is more likely to undermine your message, writes Anett Grant. When you never stop pacing, the audience is likely to focus on your movements instead of your words, Grant writes. Fast Company online (7/8)
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Making the Connection
Why standout employees should be friendly with co-workers If you are one of the top performing employees at your job, it's important that you maintain good relationships with your co-workers, writes Patrick Allan. A recent study showed that co-workers are more likely to speak negatively about top performers, but the effect can be minimized if standout employees try to help out their peers and support them whenever possible, Allan writes. Lifehacker (7/9)
The Landscape
Hunter S. Thompson's unforgettable cover letter In 1958, Hunter S. Thompson wrote to the Vancouver Sun asking for a job as a reporter with the newspaper. The paper declined, but his cover letter, which details his disdain for mediocrity in journalism and publishing, and the mutual hatred between him and his former boss, might be one of the best examples of bold honesty in the history of job applications, Jon Hollon writes. Fistful of Talent (7/6)
Your Next Challenge
IT is a hot industry for job seekers Job seekers will find that new positions open up in the IT industry faster than anywhere else, according to CareerBuilder. A total of 72% of IT employers are planning to hire additional employees before the end of 2017, with software service and cybersecurity ranking as the two roles most in demand. Business News Daily (7/9)
