Obviously we all go to lunch on most work days however when our staff are explaining why we can’t take a telephone call they should never say we are “having lunch”, “in the lunchroom” or “out to lunch”. Actually the information that inept staff or colleagues will offer over the phone is often astounding. In… Continue reading »
Nov
25
Career Advice from Buffet and Gates
This CNBC video of a town hall meeting at Columbia University with Bill Gates and Warren Buffet is a valuable resource for all of us and particularly those looking for some sound career and business advice. Some of the assets we need as individuals seeking success: Gates: ‘continuing to learn from those that live the… Continue reading »
Oct
09
Why doing one thing at a time, correctly, will help you get the job done!
“You might think a lot gets done when you multitask, however a study conducted by Stanford researchers Eyal Ophir, Clifford Nass and Anthony Wagner says it isn’t so.” “People who are regularly bombarded with several streams of electronic information do not pay attention, control their memory or switch from one job to another as well… Continue reading »
Jul
06
Queens University career adviser Bill Means starts a blog!
Excerpt from article by Bobby Sisk of charlotteobserver.com “What I intend to do is chronicle my experience with clients and experiences over the years as it relates to career advice,” Means said. “You can learn from other job seekers’ trials and tribulations.” “I really want it to be an example of how others have dealt… Continue reading »
Jun
04
NEGOTIATION – HOW TO MESS UP AND HOW NOT TO
Things that will help us mess up a negotiation A negative attitude, assuming a winner & loser outcome, communication difficulties, becoming emotional, fear of assertiveness, a self-righteous attitude, lack of knowledge of the negotiation process, seeing the others as adversaries, lack of knowledge of tactics, fearing we will lose, lack of confidence, lack of patience,… Continue reading »
Jun
01
Free Fifteen Part Management Course
TRADITIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON MANAGEMENT The definition of management that stands out and is perhaps the most widely recognised is: “management is about getting things done through other people”. According to the text books the primary functions of management are, planning, organising, controlling and leading. All these issues will be covered in this book however alone… Continue reading »
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