- Overcoming Obstacles as a Beginner, a Minority, or a Woman in Computer Science
- Feb 18, 2014
- Allison Collier, a freshman computer science student at Virginia Tech, discusses how to succeed in computer science despite the adversity beginners, minorities and women may experience while pursuing a CS major or minor.
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- Overcoming Obstacles to Critical Thinking in Your Organization
- Oct 4, 2002
- Learn how to recognize and overcome bureaucracy, office politics, and preconceived notions in your efforts to achieve constructive critical thought, both personally and throughout your organization.
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- Portfolio of Passions--It's Not About Balance
- Sep 7, 2007
- Learn why every passion counts.
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- Power Verbs for Managers and Executives: The Technology and Power of Language
- Jun 5, 2013
- In this introduction to his book, Michael Lawrence Faulkner explains how using power verbs adds color, flavor, spark, enhanced rhythm, and kick to our written and spoken words.
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- Professional Networking Made Easy: Priming the Pump
- Jul 21, 2006
- Matthew Moran provides techniques and strategies to help you create a strong professional network, starting today.
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- Public Speaking: We Promise You Won't Die
- Feb 7, 2011
- Erik Deckers and Kyle Lacy cover everything you need to know about public speaking, from learning how not to burst into flames from nervousness to identifying speaking opportunities to giving your talk.
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- Rethinking New Employee Orientation
- Oct 2, 2012
- All organizations have some kind of employee orientation program, but few put much thought into it. Smart organizations are taking this process much more seriously to ensure that employees have a much deeper understanding of how the organization works and their role in it.
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- Rule 1 of Parenting: Relax
- Apr 11, 2012
- Richard Templar explains that all the best parents have one key thing in common. They’re relaxed about it.
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- Rule 2 of Parenting: No One is Perfect
- Apr 12, 2013
- Richard Templar explains that you shouldn’t give yourself too hard a time when you fall a bit short of the standards you set yourself. After all, what kind of an example would it be to your kids if you were unable ever to fail, even a little bit?
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- Rule 3 of Parenting: Be Content
- Apr 16, 2013
- Richard Templar explains that your mood is as important as your childrearing strategy and how you live as a family, if not more so.
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- Rule 3 of Work: Volunteer Carefully
- Aug 5, 2005
- A lot of people think that if they say "yes" to everything they will get noticed, get praised and get promoted. Not true. The clever manager above them will use this "I'll do it" mentality and you will end up overworked, undervalued and abused. Before you put your hand up to volunteer for anything, think very carefully. This chapter will help you evaluate when to step forward to further your career.
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- Rule 4 of Work: Carve Out a Niche For Yourself
- Aug 12, 2005
- The easiest way to get noticed at work (at least in the positive sense) is to find some specific way in which you are uniquely talented and use it to your advantage. Exceptional ability in a specific area will help you stand out more to the people who can promote you. Find out how carving out a niche for yourself will help you get ahead in this sample chapter.
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- Rule 5 of Work: Underpromise and Overdeliver
- Aug 19, 2005
- If you can have it done by Wednesday, say you'll have it done by Friday. Then, deliver it on Tuesday. That's the key to the rule for success in this sample chapter.
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- Rule of Life #2: You'll Get Older But Not Necessarily Wiser
- Jun 9, 2006
- There is an assumption that as we get older we will get wiser; unfortunately, this just isn't true. The trick is to be kind to yourself when you do mess things up. Be forgiving and accept that it's all part of that growing older but no wiser routine.
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- Rule of Life #3: Accept What Is Done Is Done
- Aug 25, 2006
- Bestselling business author Richard Templar explains the importance of "getting over it" and moving on with your life. No room for grudges in a successful person's life!
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- Rule of Life #4: Accept Yourself
- Jun 23, 2006
- You don't have to improve or change or strive for perfection. Quite the opposite. Just accept. That means accepting all the warts and emotional lumps and bumps, the bad bits, the weaknesses and the rest of it. This doesn't mean we are happy with everything about ourselves, or that we are going to be lazy and lead a bad life. We are going to accept the way we are, initially, and then build on that. What we are not going to do is beat ourselves up because we don't like some bits.
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- Rule of Life #5: Know What Counts and What Doesn't
- Jun 30, 2006
- Understanding what is really important is key to leading a better, happier, more successful life, as best-selling business author Richard Templar explains in this brief excerpt from his book, The Rules of Life.
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- Saying No to Your Boss
- Oct 23, 2013
- All of us are occasionally faced with turning down a request from a supervisor. Sometimes it seems easier just to give in and take on one more task. Though refusing might be essential, it's rarely a simple, "No." Pat Brans explains how best to turn down a request from various types of bosses: tyrant, narcissist, micro-manager, etc., and even the occasional reasonable person.
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- Seven Ways to Increase Your Chance of Getting Found on LinkedIn
- Sep 13, 2010
- Learn the secrets to creating a profile that appears in search engine results, brand yourself as an expert on LinkedIn using LinkedIn Answers and LinkedIn Groups, stay on your connections’ radar, and maximize your LinkedIn settings for findability
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- Spend an Hour, Save a Week: Tracking What You Do
- Apr 9, 2012
- Sometimes we learn important things in an unexpected setting. On a four-hour hike in the mountain with friends, Pat Brans learned a healthy, easy, and life-changing technique that anyone can use.
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