236 articles on "skills"

Is Your Glass Ceiling Half Empty or Half Full

The infamous “glass ceiling” is blamed for business issues for women from poor salaries to lack of corporate advancement. This invisible barrier holds many women captive in unpleasant work environments, settling for pay which is far below industr...

Women  women skills people raise
Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur?

Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur? by: Tim Knox Q: I am interested in starting my own business. I have a business degree and lots of experience in my chosen field, but I don't know if I have the necessary skills to really make...

Business And Finance  business finance skills employees people
Can You Survive In An Online World?

Can You Survive In An Online World? by: Jim Edwards Do you have the skills to make it in a computer driven, increasingly online world? Your immediate, knee-jerk reaction may be "Yes! Of course I have the skills. I know how to send and receive ...

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Face reality Forced Career Change will happen during your working life.

Most of us enter the world of work as employed and soon start to wish that we could change career or be our own boss.It is probably true that after a while a large percentage start dreaming they could work from home or start a home based business, fe...

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How To Survive Your First Year in Business

What's the best way to create a profitable business? A business you really love that makes the kind of money you really want?Planning, planning, and more planning.Before jumping head-long into a new business, you must lay the foundation for long...

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Understanding Your Importance To Your Corporate Team

Understanding Your Importance To Your Corporate TeamFostering teamwork is a top priority for many leaders, according to Suzanne Willis Zoglio, Ph.D., the author of Teams At Work: 7 Keys to Success, The Participative Leader. There are obvious benefits...

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Focus On Soft Skills A Leadership Wake-up Call

By Carole Nicolaides, Copyright © 2002, All Rights Reservedhttp://www.progressiveleadership.com The rules for succeeding in business are changing daily. Yet people are still asking for the magic formula that contributes to a successful organizat...

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Finding A New Job Quickly

Finding A New Job Quickly.by Arthur Cooper(c) Copyright 2005http://www.arthurcooper.com Today’s working environment is unpredictable. Economic downturns can arrive at any moment. Redundancy can swiftly follow. No-one is fully immune, and severance ...

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Creating Your Own Employment Security

"Well, it's happening. My employer, the County Health and WelfareSystem, is buying me out. I leave in April, 2002. Seems like a longtime from now, but I know it's really just around the corner. So howdo I evaluate my skills? And how do I be...

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Professional Net Worth

I was going through my files and found an article written by JimCathcart and published in the October 1986 issue of The Toastmaster (putout by the organization which I recommend highly to anyone wanting toincrease their skills in speaking, writing, l...

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