Is email killing your time? Reclaim it with these tips | Unleash your confidence when communicating | 4 success stories you need to tell about yourself
Is email killing your time? Reclaim it with these tips Email can become a de facto to-do list hanging over your head, and the long-term solution is to rethink your email habits, writes Robin Copple. "Your mission moving forward: have email be a resource you parse through in the morning, and check periodically but not obsessively," Copple writes. Full Story: RescueTime (2/14)
Unleash your confidence when communicating Don't let your nerves get in the way of an effective presentation or conversation. Finding common ground, whether speaking to a small group or a large crowd, can put everyone at ease. Learn more about how to do it. Full Story: FM (2/18)
4 success stories you need to tell about yourself "Success statements" are good ways to demonstrate your business-focused contributions to senior leadership while showing off your communication, critical thinking and team leadership, writes executive coach Joel Garfinkle. "Remember that self-promotion is key in getting ahead, even when you have the best track record and great advocates speaking for you," Garfinkle writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (2/21)
If you think the media hoopla about "The Great Resignation" has been a bit overblown, you will appreciate this article. Many of those resignations were really just people aiming to take a break amid all the stress and shifted priorities of the pandemic. Perhaps all those companies that lost employees could have retained some of them if they'd offered sabbaticals. Full Story: MEL Magazine (2/16)
Millennials share how they paid off their student loans Business Insider asked 12 millennials how they were able to pay off their student loan debt, and a pattern emerged of improving financial literacy, finding extra sources of income and reducing unnecessary expenses. One couple that was able to pay off $220,000 in debt over three years, used the debt avalanche method and lived on one spouse's income while using the other's to pay off their loans. Full Story: Business Insider (tiered subscription model) (2/16)
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Jamel Shabazz is a photographer who spent decades taking amazing images of society. In this collection, Shabazz captures the grit, grace, struggle and style of people riding the New York City subway in the 1980s. Full Story: BBC (2/17)
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