What’s Your Work Style?

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Take the quiz to see if you’re an organizer, pioneer, or closer. Do you always like to have everything neatly planned out? Or do you follow your intuition and look for improvements wherever possible? Or are you always focused on getting to the end goal? Knowing your work style is critical to ramping up your…

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Why you should always be early for work

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Do you always run late in the mornings? Do you find it challenging to get to your desk without being the last one in the office? Being late can hurt your career If you’ve answered “Yes!” to either of these questions, you might be doing your career more harm than good. According to a…

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Working on a cross-functional team – best practices

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Cross-functional teams — maybe you’ve read the term in a job application, or perhaps you’ve heard your colleagues use it around the office. Either way, if you’re an accomplished professional, chances are relatively high that sooner or later, you’ll be asked to join one. But what exactly is a cross-functional team, and how can you…

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Tips for fitting in at your new job

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Congratulations — you’ve landed that job you wanted! Now it’s your first day, so you want to make a good impression on your co-workers and fit into the company culture as quickly as possible. Company culture is the set of shared values, beliefs and behaviors that define a company. According to Alison Doyle in…

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Quiz – what’s your work style?

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Do you always like to have everything neatly planned out? Or do you follow your intuition and look for improvements wherever possible? Or are you always focused on getting to the end goal? Knowing your work style is critical to ramping up your performance and advancing your career. Take this short quiz to find…

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Why having fun at work is important

Reading Time: 2 minutes   For a lot of people, “fun” isn’t the first word that springs to mind when they think of work. Yet there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be — especially when you consider the many benefits of fun in the workplace. The benefits of a fun work environment Ensuring you and your team have a fun,…

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Finger, hand, and wrist exercises for office workers

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   Working long hours at the computer every day can place serious strain on your fingers, hands, and wrists. Overuse and strain can lead to all sorts of aches and pains that can impact your functioning at work, as well as at home. In fact, some can even become serious enough to warrant medical attention,…

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A Tribute to Hard-Working Moms Everywhere

Reading Time: < 1 minutes   For decades, we have supported hard-working women everywhere. We believe in the strength, power, and unique benefits women bring to the workplace and see all women for what they are—leaders at work, at home, and in our communities. Here’s to hard-working moms. You are an inspiration to us, to your families, and to women…

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Goal setting during the first days in a new job

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   When you start a new job, you’ll likely go through an onboarding process to give you a comprehensive overview of your new company’s culture, as well as your new role. Of course, the overall objective is for you to assimilate and become productive as soon as possible. However, did you know that setting your own smaller…

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