Getting Ready For A New Job
The first weeks set an impression that takes a year to revise. Most of what decides it happens before you walk in....
Being Professional At Work
The rules are mostly unwritten, which is why people who miss them rarely find out until it has already cost them....
Common Mistakes We Make At Work
Most workplace errors are not carelessness. They are the predictable result of how attention behaves under routine....
Stop Being A People Pleaser
It looks like kindness and it usually is not. Kindness is a choice, and pleasing is a reflex to avoid discomfort....
Focus On Doing One Thing
Multitasking feels efficient and measures badly. What it mostly produces is fatigue and a day with nothing finished....
Removing Negative Thoughts
You cannot empty a mind on command. You can stop feeding what is already in there, which works better anyway....
The Thin Line Between Self-Respect And Ego
They produce similar behaviour and come from opposite places. The difference shows up under criticism....
Rebuilding Self-Respect
It is not restored by thinking better of yourself. It is restored by acting in ways you can respect, which is slower and more reliable....
When You Should Stay Silent
Some situations are made worse by anything you could say. Recognising them is a skill, and it is not the same as having no reply....
The Importance Of Time
More demands on your attention arrive every year. The supply has not moved since you were twenty....