How to negotiate a better job salary Only 39% of workers negotiated the salary when accepting their last job offer, according to a Robert Half survey. Two ways to better negotiate your next offer are leveraging other offers, years of experience and reputation as bargaining power, and detailing how you achieve results, writes Rachel Montanez. Forbes (1/29)Good time management starts with awareness Time management is more about being aware of how you spend your time than the tools you use to measure it, says management professor Erich Dierdorff. Determine the peak performance times of your day, and treat your time like money by sorting tasks by essential and nonessential, Dierdorff advises. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (1/29)CEO urges women to get comfortable with confidence Moz CEO Sarah Bird recently took some of her staff sky-diving as part of a growth exercise, and says the experience taught her a lot about facing her fears, a lesson she feels is especially important for women in the business world. "Our culture has set expectations for women, and it can take serious deprogramming to get more comfortable asserting yourself in a business environment," Bird says. Inc. online (1/29)
Making the Connection
How not to answer a question In interviews, client talks and chats with your boss, answering questions well is important, so don't use expressions that devalue your responses, says Judith Humphrey. Try pausing after hearing the question to think through your answer before using one of the eight common lines compiled by Humphrey. Fast Company online (1/30)
The Landscape
EEOC discrimination complaints down U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2019 figures show a slight decrease in the number of workplace discrimination cases filed, to 72,675. Equal pay complaints increased slightly, and retaliation continued to be the top complaint. HR Dive (1/29)
Almost 50% of Americans didn't participate in outdoor recreation in 2018, and the total number of outdoor outings fell by 1 billion from 2008, according to a report from the Outdoor Foundation. "We should really be concerned as a nation that we are becoming an indoor nation," said foundation Executive Director Lise Aangeenbrug. The Colorado Sun (Denver) (1/29)
Old Bay Seasoning, a staple in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US, is offering a limited-edition Old Bay hot sauce. Die-hard fans can also pick up an Old Bay candle to keep the seafood seasoning smell going after dinner. CNN (1/29)
I have the feeling that I've seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
