Decision making is not always an easy task. There are many personal and situational factors that can serve as barriers to analyzing problems effectively, things like our comfort zones, perceptions, and paradigms. Paradigms are our typical or common responses to situations or problems. To help your students become good decision [...]
Take a minute to think of the worst teacher you’ve ever had. Maybe this teacher was rude, boring, or just couldn't relate to the students who he or she was teaching. It may be unfortunate, but at one time or another, we have all endured lessons from educators like the [...]
It is impossible to avoid conflict at work. Sooner or later, you will have a disagreement with your boss, or find yourself in the middle of a disagreement between co-workers. How should you handle these situations while getting along with your coworkers? Here are five tips for handling conflict in the [...]
Balancing your work and your personal life can be tricky. It can be easy to get wrapped up in work and think about it all the time. For the sake of your mental health, it’s important that you leave work at work and find time for yourself. Taking a break [...]
Everyone spends much of their life seeking certain goals. The parts that drives people toward these goals is called the Goal Seeking Mechanism. This natural method of achievement is wasted when you aren’t clear about your goals. Clear goal-setting allows you to take advantage of your Goal Seeking Mechanism—it harnesses [...]
We live in a world where teamwork is an essential part of success in the workplace. So in your new position, you will be expected to communicate with others and complete projects as part of a team. As a result, you will regularly be evaluated based upon how well you [...]
We’ve all been there: Finding out that you’ve made a mistake after all your hard work has been done. It’s not a great feeling, and you don’t like to have to go back and correct whatever mistake was made. Luckily, there is a way to avoid this when beginning your [...]
Are you familiar with the phrase, “Whatever it Takes”? Usually this phrase is used in reference to accomplishing a task or achieving a goal. This phrase is the very essence of commitment ethic. Commitment is all about the drive to obtain a specific goal by pursuing it until it is [...]
Taking responsibility for yourself and your job is another way to get off on the right foot. Taking responsibility means you understand exactly what your job duties are and get them done on time. By now, you should understand what your job is and what’s expected of you. If you [...]
Congratulations; your job search is over! You’ve spent weeks, months or maybe even years looking for the next step in your career, and all of your hard work has finally paid off! But now that you have the right job for you, it is important to know that this is [...]