Reading – Are Project Management and Marketing Key Skills for Litigation Support?
The obvious answer here is yes, of course. Is there a job where those aren’t important? Are Project Management and Marketing Key Skills for Litigation Support?
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Reading – 3 Tips For Managing Remote Workers
These are good, and really they are three aspects of the same issue, communication. As a remote worker myself for the last few years, it is incredibly easy to feel cut off from the rest of the organization unless everyone involved makes a concerted effort to communicate. This goes double, triple, or more, if the…
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Reading – Why Social Skills are More Important in a Technology-Driven Workforce
“Researchers are now finding that it is the type of jobs available to workers that is most impacted by technology. A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, “The Growing Importance of Social Skills in the Labor Market,” reports that almost all job growth since 1980 is in occupations that rely heavily on social…
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Reading – The Research Is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for People and for Companies
Really, what else is there to say? Working long hours may make us feel important, but it doesn’t help us do better work. A lack of sleep absolutely affects our ability to make good decisions, do quality work and a host of other things. Just stop it. The Research Is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for…
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Reading – 6 Ways You Can Build Skills Without Asking Anyone for Help
As you may know by now, I’m a big fan of taking care of yourself when it comes to learning new skills, getting training and taking care of your career. Therefore, it’ll come as no surprise that I agree with the tips given in this article. As much as we’d like to think that our…
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Reading – Why Not Using All Of Your Vacation Time Is Hazardous To Your Health
“Americans still only take about half their paid time off. Not taking all your vacation days hurts your brain function and poses other serious health risks.” Whenever I’ve been in Europe or Australia for a class, or had someone from another country in one of our classes here, they are always stunned by how little…