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1. In Leadership, Identifying Dreams That Lead To Great Results

By Brent Filson The importance of motivation in leadership cannot be denied. But most leaders overlook a critical component of motivation, the human dream. Before you can work with people's dreams, you must identify what they dream, a sometimes difficult task. Here's how to make such an identification. History teaches that when people needed to do great things, a leade... read more

2. Job Search Advice for Desperate Job Seekers

By Roger Clark Another morning of job hunting lies ahead of you. You pour a cupof coffee and open the paper to the employment section. With amixture of anticipation and desperation you pick up a stub ofpencil and prepare to target and identify some possible jobopportunities. There are less ads to circle this morning and despite thepromising words and vague description... read more

3. Difficult Relationships at Work - Dealing with Workplace Conflict

By Charlotte Burton We rely on and spend more time with our colleagues than with most other people in our lives: yet we frequently experience conflict at work. This is a problem that is beginning to be recognised, but it is still not being dealt with either effectively or sufficiently. Conflict is such a broad term for what can be experienced, ranging from office gossip to outright bullying. In ne... read more

4. Leave your dead end job?for good.

By Max Stein So here you arestuck in a dead end job. Are you hitting the glass ceiling in a job you once loved, but now cant stand? Maybe the hours are long. Maybe you cant stand retail customers anymore. Maybe youre like 70% of college students who didnt earn a degree and you feel this is the best job you can get without one. Take heart. There are a lot of great careers out there, especial... read more

5. Delivering Service to Keep your Job From Being Outsourced

By Scott Brown One of the top concerns people in the job market have today has to do with outsourcing and globalization. Sometimes we look around and it seems like every company is looking to cut costs by moving jobs overseas. We would like to address this issue through a series of articles on the subject. The first issue we'd like to address is that of using a servic... read more

6. Sweeping Up Worms

By Nan S. Russell With the opening of a new venture and numerous reporters arriving in an hour, it felt like one of those "chickens with heads off" days. We were close, but not ready. So like locusts to a wheat field, a swarm of people were devouring the last minute details. Then, it rained. With rain, came worms, hundreds washing onto the entrance sidewalk. When I returned to the area, I found a ma... read more

7. Workplace 911

By Nan S. Russell I've watched a few episodes of Nanny 911 and with the chaos, out of control children and seemingly irreparable behavior, it strikes me as a precursor to Workplace 911. No, not a new reality TV show, but everyday workplace problems. You see, kids who don't get their way, who learn to hit, manipulate, scream and throw things, grow up and go to work. By the... read more

8. Career Planning

By Dale Lawrence Career planning necessary to work out Career planning is one of those things you dont learn about in school but what decisions you make with your career affect your future in more ways than one. No matter what choices you make regarding your career, make sure you have it worked out before you step into any interviews. Your interview is your prospective employers first impres... read more

9. Murray

By Which one of these 5 common mistakes are you making right now? This is the first in my series on the most common "dumbest mistakes" you're probably making when applying for job after job. Mistake 1 Employers get so many resumes and letters saying the same worn-out things and using the same tired old phrases, that it's hard to see the difference between the applicants. Phrases like: "I'm good with people," "I... read more

10. A NEW OUTLOOK ON LIFE

By Liana Metal Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be at the start of a new era? Its a thrilling feeling of achievement, and a great confidence booster as well. As a mom of two, Ive had to share my life between my family and my job in a school. Ive spent long days and nights caring for the others, until, one day after years, I came upon my sons newly purchased computer.read more

11. What is Failure Anyway?

By Nan S. Russell Does it surprise you that only 400 cokes were sold the first year; Albert Einstein's Ph.D. dissertation was rejected; Henry Ford had two bankruptcies before his famous success; or Ulysses S. Grant was working as a handyman, written off as a failure, eight years before becoming President of the United States? Rodin couldn't get into art school on three oc... read more

12. Searching For Employment

By Heather Eagar Searching for a job can be a daunting and confusing task for anyone, whether he or she is just entering the job market, looking for a better job or find him or herself without a job after several years with one employer. A job search can be successful when the person looking for a job knows exactly what they should and should not do when looking for a new job. Once a person has... read more

13. How to Be Prepared for a Layoff

By Ann Hackett If you are concerned that your company might be planning a layoff, your best course of action is to be prepared. Employees often see warning signs that their jobs may be at risk. Such signs could include poor company performance, earlier rounds of layoffs, conflicts with their manager, increased manager intervention and involvement, and poor performance reviews. Employees see the s... read more

14. What do Employees Wish for Most (And how to get it.)

By Karen Fritscher-Porter What do many employees wish for at work? A bonus or raise. At least that's so according to results from a recent survey developed by OfficeTeam, a global staffing service that specializes in placing administrative professionals. The telephone survey, conducted by an independent research firm in February, polled 571 men and women in the United States over the read more

15. Derailing Identity Thieves While Job-searching, Part I Of III

By Teena Rose Going up against identity thieves is like playing a very intense game of chess. A player makes a move, but not before thinking of the opponents potential moves. It resembles an intense game of cat and mouse, where there can be only one winner. Avoiding identity theft with outdated technologies can make even the most passive jobseeker cringe with fear. Technology isnt the on... read more

16. Resume Software ? Advantages Revealed

By Roger Clark The various resume software offered, particularly on the internet, can seem very attractive to job seekers; especially to those not comfortable writing resumes. At first glance resume writing software can provide a number of perks and can appear to be the perfect solution to many job seekers. The various resume software offered, particularly on the inter... read more

17. What You Should Never Put on Your Resume

By Roger Clark "Everybody does it" as they say. Face it, the job market can be a very tough place to compete. If everyone inflates their experience then how can an honest person get a job? Liars Get Caught! What NOT to Put on Your Resume "Everybody does it" as they say. Face it, the job market can be a very tough place to compete. If everyone inflates their experi... read more

18. After Your Interview - What Must You Do Next?

By Roger Clark Other than actually landing the interview itself and living through it, waiting after the interview and wondering whether you will get a phone call or a rejection letter can be one of the most difficult aspects of searching for a job. What you do after the interview should actually start while you are still working the interview. Prior to leaving make sure that... read more

19. Finding a job with the right Corporate Culture

By Scott Brown When people look for jobs, they are mostly focused on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as salary, job title, and commuting time. An important factor that most people don't give much thought to until after accepting a new position is the corporate culture. While just about everyone who isn't happy with the culture of the company they work for complains about it after they're... read more

20. Escaping from your Job Search Groundhog Day

By Scott Brown The actor Bill Murray earned critical acclaim for his performance in 2003's Lost in Translation. It was a great movie about someone feeling like he was in a rut - both with his career and his personal life - and how he escaped from it. An even more striking example of someone stuck in a rut can be found in a movie Bill Murray starred in ten years earlier - 1993's Groundhog Day.... read more

21. Using an Entrepreneurial Mindset in your Career

By Scott Brown People who come to the United States from other countries see America as the Land of Opportunity. This isn't just a cliche -- if you talk to recent immigrants, they'll tell you this is how they really feel. This country wasn't founded by professional warriors, as were many other nations. It was founded by entrepreneurs. George Washington was a businessman who wanted fairer taxe... read more

22. Resumes Aren't Important - They are Everything When it Comes to Getting an Interview

By Roger Clark Employers and recruiters receive hundreds of resumes for every position they are trying to fill. To select their shortlist of candidates to interview, they look for the most common resume mistakes most applicants make and eliminate them first. To increase your chances of getting an interview, make sure you avoid these common mistakes. Ten Resume Mis... read more

23. Job Search - The Speculative Approach

By Stephen Richards The speculative approach of locating vacancies is often overlooked because is appears to be the least productive, however, looks can be deceiving. The speculative approach is where the job applicant makes applications to companies who are not currently advertising a vacancy. In many ways this is similar to cold calling and like cold calling you can expec... read more

24. Tips You MUST Know To Survive A Layoff

By Nathan Newberger Don't let a layoff throw your life off track.  Use these tips and successfully manage thrive not just survive after you get laid off. This http://www.WorkTree.com career article will quickly give you eight MUST know tips on effectively surviving a layoff. FACT Losing a job is one of the most stressful ... read more