The Job ShopFeb 113 minProcrastination is About Emotion Management, Not Time ManagementAuthor: Michael Scaletti When I was in college, I sometimes had trouble completing assignments on time. While I was generally a good student, participating i...
The Job ShopJan 283 minThe 5 Best Ways to Improve Your CommuteAuthor: Michael Scaletti There are many things that are wonderful about living and working in the Bay Area. There are also some downsides. One of the biggest...
The Job ShopMar 6, 20192 minHow to Deal With Power Imbalances in the WorkplaceAuthor: Sophie Johnson Source: The Nest Remember that nasty teacher who was never happier than when she had a kid squirming in her sights? How about the tim...
The Job ShopJan 29, 20193 minAre Young People “Pretending” to Love Work?Author: Erin Griffith Source: New York Times Never once at the start of my workweek — not in my morning coffee shop line; not in my crowded subway commute; ...
The Job ShopNov 8, 20183 minWould You Take Less Money for More Meaningful Work?Authors: Shawn Achor, Andrew Reece, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, and Alexi Robichaux Source: Harvard Business Review In his introduction to Working, the landm...
The Job ShopAug 1, 20183 minThe Single Best Piece of Career Advice that Nobody Teaches YouI sat down with a fresh-faced MBA candidate intern this afternoon, at my office job deep in the heart of corporate America. It’s not uncommon for the leaders...
The Job ShopApr 4, 20183 minHow to Learn to Love Your Job in 5 Easy StepsNo one wants to be Peter Gibbons. The main character in the widely-loved (and oft-quoted) movie Office Space was open about how much he hated his job at Init...
The Job ShopNov 24, 20172 min6 Tips for Talking Politics in the OfficeSource: Undercover Recruiter No matter how hard you try, politics are hard to ignore these days, and navigating tricky political talk has never been more fra...
The Job ShopDec 26, 20163 min5 Keys to Dealing With Workplace ConflictHere’s the thing – leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot or will not address conflict in a healthy, ...
The Job ShopSep 8, 20163 minWork Smarter, Not HarderAuthor: Steve Blank Source: Huffington Post Measuring how hard your team is working by counting the number of hours they work or what time they get in and le...
The Job ShopJul 25, 20162 min10 Monday Motivators to Get You Going in the MorningMondays. Are. The. Worst. It is a fact known by all to be true. But a new study has shown that two things make Mondays slightly better: Music, and coffee. No...
The Job ShopJun 16, 20162 min5 Reasons You Don’t Have Work Friends, and What to do About ThemAs humans, we need some form of social interactions (some of us more than others). However, we all do need and thrive on the simple act of connecting to peop...
The Job ShopJun 6, 20163 minWhat President Obama’s New Overtime Rules Mean For YouAs of Tuesday night, the White House is officially rewriting the rules that determine who’s entitled to overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a w...
The Job ShopMay 26, 20163 min13 Ways to Find Meaning at WorkHow would you rate yourself on the meaning scale in your career right now? Do you feel like you are working on purpose, that you have a calling and are actin...
The Job ShopMay 23, 20163 min6 Techniques to Fine-Tune FocusBusiness moves at supersonic speed. While technology has facilitated easier communication and information gathering, it has also ushered in a new economy in...
The Job ShopMay 18, 20164 min9 Things That Can Kill Your CareerThere are so many things that can kill the careers of good, hard-working people. Honest mistakes often carry hard-hitting consequences. We usually only hear ...
The Job ShopMay 11, 20162 minGetting Over The HumpIt’s Wednesday … sometimes known as “Hump Day”. If we think of the entire week as a proverbial hill, then Wednesday is almost at the tip. You really have to ...
The Job ShopMay 4, 20163 min5 Characteristics of a Positive Work EnvironmentAuthor: Michael Poh Source: Hongkiat Aside from the job scope itself, one factor that significantly influences how employees feel about work is the environme...
The Job ShopApr 25, 20166 min13 Ways To Make Your Workday More ProductiveAuthor: Tor Refsland Source: Lifehack.org You are dead tired. Because no matter how many hours you put in and how hard you work, you can’t seem to keep up wi...
The Job ShopMar 10, 20161 minThe President of IHOP Shares His Top 2 Pieces of Career AdviceTuesday was the 11th annual National Pancake Day, during which IHOP serves millions of free pancakes and asks customers to donate to a charity. To celebrate ...
