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The Most Valuable Employees Tame Tensions

Furloughs, layoffs, burdened bosses, and stressed coworkers: Tension can stifle your office and kill productivity. But if you can defuse that tension, you may also be making yourself a valuable employee, even if you’re not the manager.”Being the offi

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4 Bullying Bosses to Avoid

Does your boss sneer, scream, or intimidate? If so, you could be working for a career-damaging bully.”When the bullying comes from the boss, the aggression has its strongest negative effects,” says Sandy Hershcovis, a researcher at the Universit

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4 Bullying Bosses to Avoid

Does your boss sneer, scream, or intimidate? If so, you could be working for a career-damaging bully.”When the bullying comes from the boss, the aggression has its strongest negative effects,” says Sandy Hershcovis, a researcher at the Universit

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Humility, Faith, Optimism: 3 Surprising Career Boosters

Job coach Nance Rosen hires people based on their resumes, but promotes them based on their personalities.Talented employees who are pessimistic, doubtful, or put their needs before her company’s don’t get far.”These people lacked the qualities that

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Humility, Faith, Optimism: 3 Surprising Career Boosters

Job coach Nance Rosen hires people based on their resumes, but promotes them based on their personalities.Talented employees who are pessimistic, doubtful, or put their needs before her company’s don’t get far.”These people lacked the qualities that

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Surprisingly Marketable Job Skills

Surfing Facebook, cracking jokes, gossiping, or obsessing about global warming. At best, these behaviors — when done on the job — can distract you from paid work. At worst, some can be grounds for disciplinary action. Think again.”This is what’s re

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Surprisingly Marketable Job Skills

Surfing Facebook, cracking jokes, gossiping, or obsessing about global warming. At best, these behaviors — when done on the job — can distract you from paid work. At worst, some can be grounds for disciplinary action. Think again.”This is what’s re

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Common Boss Blunders in a Tough Economy

If you’re a manager in this economy, all eyes are on you. It can be a little terrifying. “In troubling times, some managers don’t know how to react,” says Bill Treasurer, author of “Courage Goes to Work” and founder of Giant Leap Consu

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Common Boss Blunders in a Tough Economy

If you’re a manager in this economy, all eyes are on you. It can be a little terrifying. “In troubling times, some managers don’t know how to react,” says Bill Treasurer, author of “Courage Goes to Work” and founder of Giant Leap Consu

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Common Boss Blunders in a Tough Economy

If you’re a manager in this economy, all eyes are on you. It can be a little terrifying. “In troubling times, some managers don’t know how to react,” says Bill Treasurer, author of “Courage Goes to Work” and founder of Giant Leap Consu

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