You can continue to have career options instead of feeling stuck in your current job if you cast aside your fears and remember that you're in charge of your future, writes Melissa Dawn Simkins. It's also important to find an accountability partner who will hold you to your goals even when change becomes a bit scary. Inc. online (free registration) (11/21) How to deal with a boss who gossips Gossip creates a false sense of intimacy and trust, which is why it may be tempting to put up with a boss who badmouths your colleagues. Here's a look at how to establish boundaries and prevent this kind of destructive dialogue. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (11/21)
Why Platform Matters When Choosing an ERP System In order to survive, grow, and compete in the digital age, organizations need an ERP that is highly flexible and able to adapt. So, what are the tough platform questions you should ask yourself when shopping for an ERP? Download the report to find out!
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Making the Connection
Dating app creator plans networking app Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe plans to use her dating app as a foundation for a similar app that focuses on networking. With the same user-friendly "swipe right" functionality that many dating apps such as Bumble use, BumbleBizz will match professionals who are interested in networking together. Advertising Age (11/21)
Get with the flow. How payment processing affects cash flow. Cash flow is the lubricant of business. Without a healthy cash flow, business dries up. It stops. It can't function. Which is why it is vital to keep the revenues coming in as the expenses go out. But there's one aspect of cash flow that many of us are not aware of. It is how managing credit cards and other such non-cash payments affect cash flow. Turns out it has a huge affect. Download the free guide today.
Perks, such as shortened workweeks and kegs at the office, do not create culture, writes Tom Gimbel of LaSalle Network. Perks attract talent, but culture -- transparency, accountability and support -- keeps employees engaged and emotionally connected. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (11/20)
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Resume changes that can help you get calls Job seekers can improve their resumes simply by cutting unnecessary information and fitting everything in one page, writes Joana Taborda. A creative layout that may include a professional-looking photo and retains a sense of your personality can help attract attention. TheMuse.com (11/21)
Balancing Yourself
What to consider when requesting time off Make sure you know how early you need to request time off and whether you're at risk of losing your unused vacation time before you make vacation plans, writes Alison Green. You should also consider whether your office will be allowed to contact you while you're away, and plan accordingly if you'll be inaccessible. U.S. News & World Report (11/21)
The Water Cooler
White foam floods Calif. street A malfunction of a fire-suppression system has left a Santa Clara, Calif., street buried in white foam that residents say looks like snow in time for the holidays. Twitter users seized the moment to mock the accident, using the hashtag #FoamBlob. KNTV-TV (San Francisco) (11/19)
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world.
