6 tips for a successful career Get out there to meet people, have a positive outlook and try not to waste valuable time during your day, writes entrepreneur Renzo Costarella. Stay motivated by continually learning, and keep your eye out for opportunities. Entrepreneur online (4/12)Plan ahead to meet your weekly goals effectively Spend 10 to 30 minutes each week putting your goals into actionable tasks for the next week, writes business coach Daniel Dowling. Refer to your weekly list when you are planning the day ahead, and include five important tasks to get through each day. Fast Company online (4/10)
Making the Connection
How good leaders communicate Be mindful of what you say to the people you manage, writes corporate psychologist Patricia Thompson. Instead of assuming team members understood all the main points at a meeting, recap key messages at the end to address whether anything was missed. The Muse (4/11)
Advances in artificial intelligence will change the current white-collar workforce, but employees who are proactive will fare best, writes Dana Theus. "You need to invest yourself in staying competitive in your job category and industry, make sure your personal brand demonstrates this and take the initiative to learn where your job category is going," she writes. SmartBrief/Marketing (4/11)
Your Next Challenge
Find your niche to add value and move your career Seek out a gap in the current job market to see where you can add value to an under-resourced area, writes executive coach Whitney Johnson. Cultivate your strengths and enhance your skills to show you have a solution for a company. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (4/12)Look ahead to overcome a stalled career Determine where you went wrong and try to learn from your mistakes to put a career setback behind you, writes John Edwards. Treat your current situation as an opportunity to add skills, and look for new career options. CIO (4/12)
The Water Cooler
R.I. town bans sale, use of balloons The town council of New Shoreham, R.I., has banned the sale and use of balloons within town limits. As with New Shoreham's ban of single-use plastic grocery bags earlier this year, the balloon ban aims to reduce waste and litter. CNN (4/6)
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