Even though workplaces have managers and supervisors, successful workplaces rely on their employees to use self-management skills. Self-management means to manage one’s time and talents in order to reach one’s goals. Supervisors have their own work to do. Employees who can work independently and get their work done on their [...]
Everyone has a stereotype in their head of what constitutes a “professional” look. Often it’s the picture of a well groomed business person with a brief case. But the look or physical appearance of a person is just one aspect of what makes someone professional. Professionalism is a way of [...]
The core abilities and competencies for our Workplace Readiness Credential focus on the concept of workplace related Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) or what we prefer to call Emotional Intelligence (EQ). The Workplace Readiness Credential consists of three core abilities or programs focusing on the ability to prepare, search and [...]
The TV scientist who mutters sadly, "The experiment is a failure; we have failed to achieve what we had hoped for," is suffering mainly from a bad script writer. An experiment is never a failure solely because it fails to achieve predicted results. An experiment is a failure only when [...]
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education" - Martin Luther King Jr. Critical Thinking starts with gathering information. Most people skip this step and go right to the decision making [...]
Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think - Albert Einstein When Albert Einstein was in high school his Father asked his school’s headmaster what profession his son should pursue, the headmaster’s response was “It doesn’t matter, he’ll never make a success of [...]
You face difficult situations every day in the workplace. Whether you’re working with a stubborn coworker, a pushy salesperson, or an angry customer, it is important to handle these situations professionally. Each situation is different and will require you to respond and communicate in a way that is appropriate [...]
“This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.” - Winston Churchill Writing is another form of communication, and it’s one that you will use often in the workplace. Just like verbal and nonverbal communication, written communication has its own set of rules. Whether you’re [...]