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The Power of Documentation in the Workplace - Eat Your Career
Documentation is a vital tool for enhancing productivity, accountability, transparency, and (most importantly) peace of mind. Whether paper-based or electronic, effective documentation practices can have a profound impact on your professional life.
How to Embrace Black Box Thinking in the Workplace - Eat Your Career
Black Box Thinking is a transformative process that centers around the principle of learning from failures by meticulously analyzing them. Leveraging this mindset can change the way you deal with setbacks. Here's why it's so important and how you can implement it in your own career.
What Size Organization is Right for You? - Eat Your Career
Choosing the right size organization to work for is an important decision that can significantly impact your career trajectory and professional fulfillment. Big or small or anywhere in between, there are benefits and drawbacks for all. Understanding these can help you make an informed decision about which environment will best support your career goals and work style.
Confidence vs. Arrogance: Where’s the Line? - Eat Your Career
No one wants to be thought of as arrogant. In fact, many of us fear it so much, we go to extremes. We end up hiding in the shadows for fear that any attention at all will get us labelled arrogant. But that’s counterproductive! There is a happy balance we can strike if we approach things thoughtfully and recognize where confidence ends and arrogance begins.
Are You Management Material? Not Everyone Is... - Eat Your Career
Management isn’t for everyone. Some people just aren’t cut out for it, and that’s perfectly okay! If you’re considering moving into management but not sure if it’s a fit for you, here are 7 signs it might not be a match for your skills and interests.
Every Career Move is a Leap of Faith - Eat Your Career
Whether you’re exploring a move to another company or considering a new role at your current organization, it’s always a risk. You can do your due diligence, conduct research, and ask all the right questions. And yet, you still never truly know what you’re getting into until you’re there.
Overcoming Perfection Paralysis - Eat Your Career
Perfectionism is a double-edged sword. Striving for it can be a motivating force. But it can also lead to Perfection Paralysis: a state where the fear of not being perfect hinders our ability to get things done. Having fallen victim to this phenomenon more than a few times. I wanted to some practical strategies for overcoming this obstacle.
Stop Trying to Be Indispensable at Work — Do This Instead! - Eat Your Career
It's a widespread misconception that being indispensable makes your position secure. However, the harsh truth is that everyone is replaceable. While it's important to be a valuable asset to your team and organization, aiming for indispensability can actually be counterproductive. Discover why and learn what you should aim for instead.
How to Deal with Non-Negotiable Unrealistic Expectations - Eat Your Career
In the professional world, we often encounter demands for immediate results or exceptional quality that doesn’t match the available resources. While it's our duty to clarify and push back on unrealistic expectations, we may face situations where that impossibly high bar is simply non-negotiable. Here’s how to deal.
5 Strategies to Evaluate Your Work Performance - Eat Your Career
Self-assessment is a crucial tool for personal and professional development. By evaluating your own performance (instead of simply relying on others to provide feedback), you can proactively identify areas of strength and opportunities for growth.
The Inconvenient Truth about Prioritizing at Work - Eat Your Career
Prioritization is one of the most important topics under the umbrella of Time Management. It always surprises me to see how many capable, intelligent professionals still struggle with it. Recently, I got curious about why, and the answer surprised me even more.
Workplace Trends of 2024 and Beyond: What to Expect and How to Prepare - Eat Your Career
As we stand at the crossroads of a rapidly evolving professional landscape, it's crucial to understand the key trends shaping the future of work. From advancements in hiring practices to the integration of AI and automation for productivity enhancement, the workplace of 2024 and beyond will be unlike anything we’ve seen before.
Why Talking about Money at Work is Dangerous - Eat Your Career
Salary discussions are multifaceted and nuanced. More often than not, sharing numbers with co-workers only sparks emotion—and that’s the wrong way to approach any financial conversation. There are better and more productive ways of identifying pay disparity and the reasons (justified or not) for it.
Can AI Improve Our Relationships? - Eat Your Career
When it comes to Artificial Intelligence, most of us are focused on the productivity side of things, considering how we might use AI to get more done in less time. And certainly, that’s a big benefit. But there are many other uses that have the potential to positively impact our interpersonal dynamics—and those ideas are equally exciting.
Addressing Conflict: When to Let It Go - Eat Your Career
Avoidance is often discouraged when we discuss conflict management strategies. But it’s a worthwhile option in some cases! Sometimes the risk of confrontation outweighs the benefits. If you’re wondering whether to address something or just let it go, here are 7 questions to help you make a smart decision.
Succession Planning & Legacy Building: How to Prepare Yourself, Your Leaders & Your Organization for What's Next - Eat Your Career
You play a critical role in the success of your team and organization. However, one day in the near or distant future, you will move on. You’ll retire or get promoted or find a new job. Be proactive and put a plan together now to set your team and organization up for success—and to ensure you leave behind a professional legacy you can be proud of.
Do You Have Standout Skills? - Eat Your Career
Standout Skills refers to a particular kind of professional skillset with 4 distinct qualities. These are skills that excite leaders, make hiring managers pay attention, and often merit higher wages. Explore this concept and see if you possess standout skills!
6 Strategies to Influence Others in the Workplace - Eat Your Career
We ALL want to have an impact on our surroundings; we want our work to be meaningful and our voice to be heard. We want to make purposeful contributions. Learning to leverage our influence is a key way in which we do all of these things and more.
Artificial Intelligence at Work: How Office Professionals Can Build A.I. Skills for the Future - Eat Your Career
If you're an office professional (and not necessarily a "tech" professional) A.I. can sound like some kind of mysterious monster that's coming for your job. It can be tempting to bury your head in the sand and ignore it, but it's a reality we all have to face. In this video/article, you'll learn some realistic steps you can take to start slowly easing your way into this new world of Artificial Intelligence.
Beat Procrastination! Get Unstuck & Get Things Done - Eat Your Career
Procrastination can create disastrous career consequences. Instead of feeling guilty and criticizing yourself, it’s helpful to evaluate what’s causing your behavior. You can then put better systems into place to avoid these things in the future. Anyone can beat procrastination with the right tools!
What to Do When Leaders Won't Make Decisions - Eat Your Career
Some decisions can only be made by leaders. But they’re often slow to make them and sometimes, they don’t make a decision at all! This makes it hard (and sometimes impossible!) to do your job. Here are some strategies to consider when your leaders just won’t make a decision.
Are You Underutilized at Work? This Will Help! - Eat Your Career
Do you ever feel that you’re not being truly leveraged at work? Like your talents and skills are going to waste? Like you have more to offer and more to contribute, but you’re limited by your job description? If so, congratulations! You are totally normal! It’s actually really easy to understand why this happens. And once you do, you can take the necessary steps to address it.
Maximize Your Potential! How to Leverage Your Skills FULLY in the Workplace - Eat Your Career
Most people have a wide array of talents and interests, but most jobs have only a limited set of duties and responsibilities. If you feel under-utilized, you have the ability to change your situation by using your voice and your influence. This webinar will show you how!
How to Manage Constantly Shifting Priorities - Eat Your Career
In the modern working world, it's pretty much a given that you're going to have to deal with constantly shifting priorities. Nobody likes it, but it's really a consequence of the constantly changing environment that we all have to operate within. But just because it’s expected, doesn’t mean it’s easy. If you’re struggling to navigate ever-changing priorities, I have some tips that may help.
Shifting the Mindset Around Learning at Work - Eat Your Career
Many people have had bad experiences with workplace training, which has led them to be resistant. That can be a problem if you want to engage in training for yourself or your team, and you’d like your organization to support it financially. If the mere idea of training makes people bristle, you have an uphill battle. Here are some of the most prevalent negative mindsets I’ve encountered about learning in the workplace and some thoughts on how we can help shift them.
How to Track Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to Maintain Professional Certifications - Eat Your Career
Continuing Education Units (or CEUs) are often required to maintain professional certifications. If you’ve dedicated the time, energy, and attention necessary to obtain your certification, you certainly don’t want to lose it because you didn’t keep up with the requirements. In most cases, if you fail to meet the CEU requirements, you’ll have to requalify for the certification, which may include taking another exam. To avoid that kind of unnecessary stress, it’s important to properly manage and track your continuing education requirements.
Transitioning from Time Management to Time Leadership - Eat Your Career
As a productivity enthusiast, I have long found many traditional concepts of “time management” woefully incomplete. The modern trend to focus on tips, tricks, and hacks has removed the nuance from the conversation and forced us to blindly adopt a “faster is better” mentality. Lately, I’ve come to think of my approach to time management more as time leadership, which I realize is not common terminology. If this is a new idea for you and it sounds intriguing, keep reading....
How to Set Communication Standards: Tips for Admins, Leaders and Teams - Eat Your Career
It’s no secret that the modern workplace is overflowing with communication tools and channels. It’s easier than ever before to lose sight of what’s happening. If you’re struggling to manage the flow of communication with your leaders or with your team, this video will help.
Digital Declutter: How to Organize Your Virtual World - Eat Your Career
Digital clutter is mentally draining and physically distracting. In the workplace, it can also damage your professional reputation and hinder your career. To be successful in the modern era, you need proven practices to help manage the many aspects of your virtual world.
What Does Eat Your Career Actually Mean? - Eat Your Career
I know what you’re thinking…Eat Your Career is a really weird name. I get it, I understand. But if you’re curious to know where it came from and what it means, this video is for you. The article below summarizes the video. First, a little background: When I was in my mid-20s, I was really […]
Your Digital Organization Ecosystem: What It Is and Why You Need Clarity - Eat Your Career
To be successful in the modern era, you need proven practices to help manage all of these different aspects of your electronic space. It’s not just about cleaning things up, it’s about creating systems and structures to keep your virtual world organized now and in the future. Learn more in this video and upcoming training session.
Is Project Management Certification Right for You? - Eat Your Career
Project management certification can be a useful tool to advance your career, whether or not you’re a formal project manager or aspire to become one in the future. But it’s not right for everyone. If you’re considering it, this video will help you make an informed decision.
How to Use Mindset Management to Achieve Your Goals - Eat Your Career
While you may be excited about your goals right now, it can be easy to lose focus and motivation. Planning and preparation can only take you so far. To really improve your chances of success, you also need to actively manage your mindset.
Workload Management Tip: Find Hidden Opportunities to Delegate - Eat Your Career
If you're not directly supervising others, you may think you don't have opportunities to delegate any portion of your workload. Think again! There may be hidden opportunities to hand off certain task to others, even without direct authority.
How to Master the Necessary Skill of Professional Detachment - Eat Your Career
The average person spends about one-third of their lifetime on the job. It’s not only much more enjoyable when you’re doing something you care about; it’s also a lot easier to accept that time commitment when you’re invested in the work. But it IS possible to care too much. Learning how to develop healthy professional detachment is an essential skill for long-term career fulfillment. Keep reading to learn more!
Exploring Informal Leadership - Eat Your Career
The concept of “informal leadership” can be a little fuzzy. Many professionals want to embrace leadership principles, but they worry about overstepping. Whether or not you aspire to become a “formal” leader, it’s important to understand this concept and demonstrate leadership qualities in ALL your professional roles. This webinar will show you how!