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Simon Stapleton - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
I am a seasoned IT professional and Chief Innovation Officer and I really enjoy helping IT professionals develop their careers, personal skills and commercial acumen. I have been blogging for over a year now and I have made many new friends and learned so much from the experience, and I can share those experiences with you.
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- 6 Reasons Why Graduates Suffer Bad Performance Reviews
[Business:Career-Advice] A recent poll of 200 recruiting managers in the US, UK and South Africa asked for opinions on how graduates perform in their first jobs. The conclusions are surprising: lack of experience IS NOT the main reason for poor performance. Here are the TOP 6 reasons why.
- Success Is Mastering One Thing!
[Self-Improvement:Success] The route to success is often a tough one that involves hard work and sacrifice. There are two general paths to wealth (a form of success) - guru, or entrepreneur.
- I Know How to Find the Best Potential Employers! Do You?
[Business:Job-Search-Techniques] If you're hunting for a job, wouldn't it be great if we knew who the best employers are so we can target those organizations? How do you tell which are the best potential employers for us from those that would make a lousy choice?
- How to Articulate Your Career Achievements in 7 Steps
[Business:Job-Search-Techniques] It's amazing how many people can't describe their achievements in order to maximize its impact. Whether its in a resume or in a job interview, your ability to describe your achievements is a critical factor for success. So many people underplay their achievements! Question is, do YOU?
- 5 Reasons Why Your Boss Hates You
[Business:Workplace-Communication] I was with a group of recently appointed IT managers and we struck the conversation thread of our relationships with our boss. I just love it when people begin to talk about the subjects that matter to them. The group shared their thoughts on how they have suffered from a bad relationships with their boss, and more to the point, how their relationships turned sour in the first place. It was such an interesting (and enlightening) conversation that I am sharing with you what I learned. I distilled the conversations down to 5 reasons why your boss might hate you (although there maybe more, these are the biggies)
- How to Tweet to the World That You're Available For Work
[Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Twitter provides us with unprecedented access to millions of people, who could be potential employers or people within their organizations. Tweeting that one is available for work is growing in practice. The thing is, I've seen countless tweets that won't produce the results because they're poorly structured or lack vital information. What's needed is a 'best-practice' tweet format that does the job. Want to know what it is?
- The Best Jobs Are Not Advertised
[Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Get This: You won't find the best jobs in the newspaper or on the web. You see, the best jobs are taken by the people who find them before they're dripped into view from the general public. This means that if you're looking at job ads, you're only seeing the jobs that the expert job hunters don't want. What's more, the very best jobs are actually created for these people.
- Don't Gamble on Your Performance Review!
[Business:Career-Advice] You might enjoy a turn on the slots in Vegas, or possibly a flutter on the Kentucky Derby. Then again, you may totally object to gambling based on ethical or religious grounds. Would you gamble with your retirement fund? Or your home? Or on the livelihood of your family and kids? The answer is likely to be a resolute NO. But get this - if you don't take responsibility for your Performance Review, you're gambling with your career and any short-term incentives (such as a bonus) you deserve. You're leaving it to chance.
- 3 Reasons Why Your Project Has Been Canned
[Business:Management] If the project you were busy working on has just been shelved then you might be feeling puzzled, frustrated or even angry. Sometimes, it doesn't seem logical or even fair. It's likely that your project has suffered the consequences of one of these 3 reasons...
- Why Your Self-Assessment is Important and How to Do One
[Business:Career-Advice] In days gone by, Performance Appraisals were a one-way street. Bosses 'told' their employees how they viewed their performance. And the review process ended there. It's not like that nowadays because most employees are empowered to work independently and have executive powers to make decisions. This has meant that the modern manager cannot reliably assess the performance of their employees completely, so input is needed from the employee to make a fair and full assessment (as well as the views from other employees in the form of 360-degree feedback).
- Your Manager's Crazy Behaviors Explained
[Business:Management] Sometimes, your boss's behavior may seem plain odd or irrational. Taken at face value, you might be wondering why you take orders from this guy. Often, there are reasons for the strange behavior and in this article I suggest why.
- Build Your Commercial Acumen by Analyzing Simpler Business Models
[Self-Improvement:Techniques] Commercial skills are a prized personal asset in business. Those who possess these skills tend to be more pragmatic and successful in building their careers. But developing commercial skills and commercial acumen is not easy if you're not exposed to it. If you're not operating in commercial environments, then how can you develop these skills?
- If You Can Speak a Foreign Language, Let it Be Known!
[Reference-and-Education:Languages] This is a really simple thing but it is often neglected. Most organizations, particularly nowadays in the global economy, need foreign language speakers. And not just because of diversity targets!
- Five Desirable Outcomes For Self-Improvement
[Self-Improvement:Success] The outcomes we each desire for our Self-Improvement (or Personal Development) can be very different. I might want to become a philosopher - you might want to achieve superstar status. The diversity of our dreams makes the world an interesting place! The big question is: Do we all get there differently, or is there a common approach to achieving all our life goals, no matter what they are? The answer is that there are five outcomes that form a rock-solid platform so that all other personal goals can be achieved. They are the fundamentals of personal mastery.
- How to Approach the Strategy and Implementation of Personal Development Plans
[Self-Improvement:Success] Personal Development is a personal responsibility. Because of that, many people don't create a strategy and an implementation plan, and meander their way to achieve their development goals. It's not surprising that this approach leads to lost confidence, delay and eventual favor. A Strategy and Plan are the keys to starting off on the right foot!
- How to Avoid Wasting Precious Time Selling Business Technology
[Computers-and-Technology] Here are some Essential Tips for selling technology to business. The focus is on satisfying customer needs rather than pushing a sale. Sales gimmicks don't work for IT buyers!
- How to Successfully Share Your Vision For Your IT Department
[Computers-and-Technology] Successfully sharing your vision for technology in your business is a constant challenge, especially when the pressure is on and budgets are tight. Here are some Essential Tips for preparing and sharing your vision across your organization.
- Become a Manager in 7 Easy Steps (and Get Yourself Out of the Detail of a Subject)
[Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Moving into a management or leadership position can be a tough journey, made worse by our own fear of wanting to control all the decisions and information. Only when we can use our knowledge and experience to influence colleagues outside of our department can we truly apply it in the wider business context. Here a 7 steps to take this journey.
- 10 Employee Performance Review Affirmations
[Business:Careers-Employment] A Performance Review/Appraisal is an important element of your career and personal development. The thing is, many employees don't really know why they have them, and see them as an opportunity to be scolded or criticized. This isn't their purpose! So here are 10 affirmations you can use to remind yourself of why your Performance Review happens, and why it is important.
- Why AdSense Isn't a Good Choice For Startup Bloggers
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:PPC-Publishing] Google AdSense is a brilliant technology and it requires seriously high traffic volumes to make decent cash from it. Until your blog enjoys this level of traffic, AdSense can be detrimental to your blog by taking up valuable space that could be put to better uses.
- Why Coaching is Your Key to Career Success
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] Reasons why career coaching brings career benefits, but to be coached requires you to accept there is a price to pay. If the price is outweighed by the benefits then it must be a compelling answer to accelerating your career, right?
- How to Ask For a Performance Review
[Business:Careers-Employment] If you don't regularly receive Performance Reviews, what can we do to ask for one? Here are some simple tips on how to ask for a Performance Review with your boss.
- 11 Powerful Questions to Ask During Your Performance Review
[Business:Careers-Employment] Your performance review is an excellent opportunity to get feedback on how you're doing at work. It's also really important to ask powerful questions in your performance review in order to get the most from it. Here are eleven questions that will give you a solid base to start from.
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