Take consistent notes during meetings and keep a notebook handy for jotting down ideas throughout the day, writes Kiip co-founder and CEO Brian Wong. Other tips for professional success include focusing on your own career and what you specialize in rather than worrying about what your peers are doing. CNBC (12/23)
Get with the flow. How payment processing affects cash flow. Cash flow is the lubricant of business. Without a healthy cash flow, business dries up. It stops. It can't function. Which is why it is vital to keep the revenues coming in as the expenses go out. But there's one aspect of cash flow that many of us are not aware of. It is how managing credit cards and other such non-cash payments affect cash flow. Turns out it has a huge affect. Download the free guide today.
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Making the Connection
Keep your LinkedIn job search private You can use LinkedIn's Open Candidates feature if you don't want your employer or colleagues to know you're seeking out job opportunities on the social media site. Click on the tab that lets recruiters know you're open to new opportunities, and they'll contact you if they're interested. Business Insider (12/27)
The Landscape
Labor policy could see changes under Trump, Puzder This article offers a look at how the country's policies on overtime pay, the minimum wage and more could evolve under President-elect Donald Trump and Andy Puzder, who has been nominated for labor secretary. "We've been very much out of balance the last eight years," said IFA President and CEO Robert Cresanti, CFE. USA Today (12/26)
Your Next Challenge
How to buy time to consider a job offer If you want to take time to consider a job offer without giving the hiring manager the impression you're not interested, make sure you stay in touch as you make your decision. You should also contact the hiring manager with any questions you have that can help expedite your decision, writes Martin Yate. SHRM Online (12/27)
The Water Cooler
A photo study of American commuters Photographer Cassandra Zapini's photos of Americans commuting in New York, Chicago and Boston are on display here. "Another thing I found in photographing commuters, was the amount of advertisements, signage or symbols that suggest what to do, how to feel about the world, or what we should work hard for," she said. The Atlantic online (12/24)
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
