Eat Your Career
APRIL 4, 2023
Do you ever feel that you’re not being truly leveraged at work? Like your talents and skills are going to waste? Like you have more to offer and more to contribute, but you’re limited by your job description? If so, congratulations! You are totally normal! Feeling underutilized at work is probably the most common complaint I hear from professionals across all industries and all fields.
Success
APRIL 4, 2023
Sunny Cash has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). When she found herself working at her dream job in sales for a professional sports team, she was conflicted — she enjoyed her work but knew she wasn’t in an “inclusive space” that would allow her to thrive as a neurodiverse employee. It required many monotonous tasks , such as cold calling around 60 people each day.
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Allwork
APRIL 4, 2023
What’s going on: Job vacancies in the United States cooled in February, sinking to their lowest level since May 2021 — indicating a lull in labor demand for some industries — yet still maintaining a job market that is far too robust for the Federal Reserve’s liking, according to Bloomberg. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the Labor Department on Tuesday revealed that the number of available positions dropped from 10.6 million (a downwardly revised figure) to
Success
APRIL 4, 2023
We all need to build a good library. My mentor, Earl Shoaff, got me started on mine. Here’s one of the books he recommended: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Shoaff asked me, “Doesn’t that title intrigue you? Think and Grow Rich. Who wouldn’t need that book?” I found it in a used bookstore and paid less than 50 cents for it. It’s one of my most valued treasures.
Speaker: Chester Santos
Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform
Allwork
APRIL 4, 2023
What’s going on: On Monday, a San Francisco federal jury delivered a ruling ordering Tesla to pay $3.2 million to a Black former employee, who had sued the electric-vehicle company for racial harassment. The verdict was much less than the $15 million settlement he had previously declined, according to Reuters. After a week-long retrial in the 2017 lawsuit filed by plaintiff Owen Diaz, a jury delivered a verdict awarding him $137 million in 2021.
Success
APRIL 4, 2023
“If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” The philosophical query raises some interesting perspectives on reality and our participation within it. But there’s one part of the riddle that no one disputes: The tree did fall. Things happen in this world— many of them stressful and polarizing—even if we make an effort to ignore them.
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Success
APRIL 4, 2023
In 2008, following his graduation from the University of Greenwich in London, Michael Bullion, the founder and CEO of Black-owned media and entertainment company Tribe Urban Entertainment , found himself frustrated by his job search. “[I was] looking for work for over 18 months. And the recurring theme with everyone that I spoke to was ‘You have any experience?
Allwork
APRIL 4, 2023
What’s going on: Apple is reportedly initiating its first round of job cuts since the start of the economic crisis, with certain roles in its corporate retail division being slashed. The development and preservation teams responsible for managing the construction and maintenance of the tech giant’s retail stores are taking the biggest hit, with the affected staff being told they can reapply for other positions at Apple or face termination.
Success
APRIL 4, 2023
Jenny Blake was experiencing burnout and imposter syndrome. Before starting her business , she felt like she had no right to speak to anyone about her passion in business because she came from a startup background and didn’t have a “successful” company under her belt. When Blake finally gave herself permission to speak about business publicly, she discovered she had a unique view on systems and operational efficiency.
TED Talks
APRIL 4, 2023
When it comes to cost, clean energy is bound to beat out fossil fuels, says technologist Ramez Naam. But the hesitancy to build amid the prevalence of "not in my backyard" campaigns is preventing the creation of our sustainable future. Naam outlines the changes we need to make to get out of our own way and create a stronger, more reliable renewable energy grid.
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.
Workplace Insight
APRIL 4, 2023
Perhaps the least surprising news from the current AI media frenzy is that Buzzfeed has already been using the tech to publish a lot of its stories. There’s an obvious response to this and it’s not about how amazing the AI is. If an artificial intelligence can write vast quantities of formulaic clickbait stories on your website without anybody noticing, then the problem is with your original approach to ‘content’ and how it’s consumed.
My EA Career
APRIL 4, 2023
As an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant or Administrative Professional, your role is critical in supporting your organisation and your colleagues. You are often the first point of contact for clients, customers, and vendors, and you play an essential role in keeping the office running smoothly. However, it’s important to remember that there is a difference between being of service and being subservient.
Workplace Insight
APRIL 4, 2023
According to a new poll from recruiter Robert Walters , almost three quarters of professionals (71 percent) who left their pre-covid employer in search of better pay or working culture say that they are open to returning. Half of the 3,000 people surveyed say that the reasons as to why they left in the first place are no longer applicable. Nearly half (45 percent of workers) who had left their job after lockdown did so for better pay – with a further 35 percent leaving for a better workpla
Jennie Lyon
APRIL 4, 2023
Content creation helps people discover your brand, business, services, or products. It also helps you attract, engage and build a relationship with prospects and clients. Basically, it brings new eyes to your site and will ultimately generate revenue. So, if you aren’t creating content, you’ll get left in the dust of your competitors. Wouldn’t it… The post 6 Successful Ways to Batch Your Content Creation to Save Time and Money appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing Services Inc.
Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC
Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult
Workplace Insight
APRIL 4, 2023
If you think about a change that is happening to you, in some way, right now – how are you feeling? Are you feeling scared, anxious, worried or happy, excited, looking forward to it? The same thing happens with a workplace change. Some people like the old ways of working because they are use to them, feel comfortable, they don’t have to think about it.
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