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Ask for Referrals Without Seeming Pushy
Referrals are the best way to build your business. 5 ways to ask your client.
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Looking for Ideas? 5 Tips for Non-Writers
In the era of self-publishing, everyone is expected to write--speeches, podcasts, or blogs--to get noticed. Here's how to get started.
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Networking Advice for People Who Hate Networking
You can expand your contacts and even land a client or two, with some strategic shmoozing. Five tips.
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5 Obvious Referral Opportunities that People Miss
Most people let their chance fly by because they don't recognize the opening. Don't make that mistake again.
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How to Promote Yourself without Seeming Like a Jerk
It's a fact: people want to do business with people they find interesting. 4 tips on getting people's attention.
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Working Harder Doesn't Get You Ahead
In an era when everyone has too much to do, it's natural to push yourself to work harder. But there's a better way.
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Too Many Suck Ups and Yes Men in Your Office?
You don't need to fire everyone. Just ask them these questions, and you'll provoke a healthy debate--and better decisions.
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5 Ways to Get Reporters on Your Side
Forget this notion that journalists are somehow out to get you. Follow these 5 steps and you'll build a great rapport--and get some pretty good coverage.
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The Right Way to Break a Promise
Sometime it happens. You can't make good on your word. How to break the bad news without damaging relationships, or your reputation.
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Position Yourself as an Expert
Lots of opportunities come to "experts." So how do you get that status? It's not as hard as you think.
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Are You Being Your True Self--or a Hypocrite?
The online era has spawned a revolt against canned messages from corporations and top executives. Workers want their leaders to be "straight up." As a result, authenticity has taken on a new...
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Are Your Friends at Work Holding You Back?
What your boss thinks of you is shaped by whom he sees you with. Five ways to tell whether your network is helping--or hurting--your chances of success.
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3 Ways to Ask For Job Hunting Help--And Get It
Friends, colleagues and acquaintances often will be happy to help--if you ask in the right way.
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5 Ways to Write a Really Useful List
In our time-starved world, numbered lists help people get to the main point while still allowing a little room for flavor. But some lists are better--much better--than others.
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The Downside of Lists
Whether you're writing a memo, a post for your company's blog, or just being cute on Facebook, there's a right and a wrong way to put together a list. Here are 5 very wrong ones.
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Why You're Feeling Sad (and Eating Carbs)
Seasonal affective disorder is real--and pervasive, affecting one out of ten people. How to know if you're one of them and what to do if you are.
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The Most Common-- and Annoying--Interview Question
It's an age-old question, and one of the hardest to answer. Here is some help.
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What Businesswomen Can Learn from Each Other | Useful Commute podcast
Mary Stutts, author of "The Missing Mentor: Women Advising Women on Power, Progress and Priorities", says the absence of female mentorship often leaves women to navigate their lives and careers...
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Why You Should Write Next Year's Performance Review Now
The annual performance review is often dreaded, but it can be a great tool for figuring out your goals for the next year.
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Stop Lying about How Much You Work
Americans work less than they think. That's the good news. The bad news is that claiming sweatshop hours is making them terribly inefficient.
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