Business in Action, 7th Ed.
Prologue: Using This Course to Launch Your Career
"Pay attention to that first time the boss’s guidance feels very prescriptive or more precise than you expected.
"Nicole Russo (photo, left), stylist and founder of Let's Get You, helps people realize their full potential and become the person they want to be through their style.
"So, in those moments when you feel like you need to do some deep breathing exercises in the the privacy of a bathroom stall to avoid screaming at your deskmate, remind yourself of these three benefits and then leave that bathroom with a brand new attitude.
"One of the best parts of traveling overseas is experiencing another culture," writes Ashley Rossi (photo, left) in a piece at BusinessInsider.
"It’s not about sleek graphics or the presentation software you use.
"I thought it might be interesting to consider the advice I would give someone moving from a country with a flexible view of time to my home country (US), where time is controlled, often to the point of absurdity.
Emily Disston (photo, left) fields a question on the topic at TheMuse.
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"With the right mix of speed, timing and guts, smart founders can profit hugely from their much, much, much larger rivals' misfortune.
"When I receive emails like yours, I often begin with don’t shoot yourself in the foot by giving less than your best at work.
“No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.
"To coach us along in the salary negotiation process, we turned to Josh Doody [photo, left], author of Fearless Salary Negotiation.
"Don't get caught up in miscommunication.
"Rebecca Greenfield covers the workplace for Bloomberg.
"Not every video can be shot on your phone, but authentic, timely video can have a high impact even if its production quality is lower.
"Just as animals have to survive in the wild on an instinctual basis, so do humans.
"What I’ve learned about productivity in the ten years I’ve been hosting The Get-it-Done Guy’s Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.
"Do you ever find yourself in a conversation you don’t want to be having?
"There are times when serendipity plays a role in our productions but more often than not we need to be a bit more prepared when we want to create a quality production.
"Let’s talk about what we know about how rate of speech impacts credibility and persuasiveness.
"Best Buy, Home Depot, Victoria's Secret, and a host of other retailers are discreetly tracking how often shoppers return purchases and, in some cases, punishing people who are suspected of abusing their return policies.
"Video content isn't the big scary monster a lot of digital marketers, internal comms experts and communicators of all kinds have convinced themselves it is," writes Jonathan English in a post at SkeletonProductions.
"Imagine that you’re sitting at a poker table.