Of course that’s a joke. There’s no Corporate 101. There is no basic training about mistakes you must avoid if you want to succeed at your job.
There is no place to come clean with your corporate career mistakes and start over.
There is learning by experience and learning by being an insider. Or not learning until it’s too late! [Read more…] about 8 Little-known Corporate Career Mistakes You Must Avoid
Might you be committing a silent career killer act at your job?
If you are a hard-working savvy employee and still not getting the advancement that you have rightfully earned, you might be harming your career in silence. Nobody is going to tap you on the shoulder and tell you that but you can prevent these little-known silent career killers and protect your career and reputation. [Read more…] about Are You Committing These 7 Silent Career Killers at Your Job?
When I answer the question, “So what do you do?“, I rarely ever introduce myself as an entrepreneur. Because for those who don’t get it, it takes too long to explain and for those who do, well, it does not need to be said.
But still, a part of me wonders how saying the words actually feels:
I am an entrepreneur! What about you?
The dictionary, with all due respect to Webster and all, comes woefully short in giving us any clarity for the word entrepreneur. I mean, how much does “a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so” resemble the traits of an entrepreneur?
It sounds more like the job description of either a stock broker or a business accountant to me! [Read more…] about Are You An Entrepreneur and Not Know It? 20 Ways to Find Out
Welcome back to our Episode #69 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is Leapfrog to Success at Corporate with 8 Smart Boss Strategies. Let’s talk about navigating the corporate landscape and how you need to interact with your boss so you can move up that corporate ladder. Remember, your boss is your gatekeeper so understanding these strategies is going position you ideally for that next promotion. [Read more…] about Episode 69: Leapfrog to Success with 8 Smart Boss Strategies
Getting promoted and moving up the corporate ladder, making big bucks and becoming indispensable, is not as confusing and hard as you may think but you make it harder with what you don’t know. (Don’t worry – I was in your shoes back when I worked at the Fortune 100 tech giant too). Let’s fix that, shall we?
That’s not a marketing tactic to get you to read this blog post, you can stay or go but it doesn’t change this ugly uncomfortable fact, one that I discovered 5 years into my 11 1/2 year career at this Fortune 100 networking giant (and subsequently mastered for the rest of my career, which was quite rewarding) and one that rings true in major corporations in America as well as in a few other Western cultures.
Fact: If you do not know these truths, and you are an employee – especially a loyal and hardworking one – then you are hurting your career and your future opportunities. A lot. [Read more…] about Uncommon Career Advice: 8 Reasons You Are Not Getting Promoted
I am Farnoosh, the founder of Prolific Living. So glad you are here. My mission is to empower you to unblock your creative genius to live your dream life.
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