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Plan for a Successful Transition to a New Position

Don’t be thrown off by the title of this article, How Can I Be Impressive When I Replaced a Workaholic?. This article provides some valuable tips and to do’s when transitioning to a new position: How Can I Be Impressive When I Replaced a Workaholic?

Use Emotional Intelligence to Build Your Career

How can emotional intelligence help you get that next promotion? It’s simple: Unequaled: Tips for Building a Successful Career Through Emotional Intelligence by Derek Loosvelt Jim Runde has worked for Morgan Stanley for 40 years, which makes him the longest-serving investment banker at a single Wall Street institution in history. In 1999, Runde earned fame […]

Reach Your Goals in 2017

As the new year rolls in, we often think about the goals we wish to accomplish. What about taking small steps toward your goals over the course of the year? The 1% Rule That’ll Make Reaching Big Goals Feel Easy by Alyse Kalish It’d be pretty nice if you could snap your fingers and get […]

Employed? Do These Things Just in Case…

This is a great checklist of things that all of us (employed and unemployed) should do every so often. 8 Things to Do Now In Case You Lose Your Job  by Lisa Rangel | September 28, 2016 What if you walked into work tomorrow morning and your boss told you that you were fired, your position eliminated, […]

Increase Your Influence

What are you waiting for? Here’s how to lead no matter what your position. Don’t Wait to Be Asked: Lead A roadmap for increasing your influence at work. Based on insights from Harry M. Kraemer Ask people what they would change about their organizations, and you are likely to get an earful. The company website is […]

Inside Baseball

The firm, Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, publishes a blog called Inside Baseball and describes it as “your good-natured authority for news, commentary and actionable tips – with a dash of rumor – focused on Nashville; Healthcare’s Capital City.” This recent entry stresses the importance of relationships and trust. A Quick NHCC/NCN Panel Recap: Hug […]

Make Your Emails More Likely to be Opened and Read

There is actual data behind making your emails more likely to be opened and read. 4 Data-Backed Strategies for Writing Email Subject Lines That Get Opened Required reading for anyone who writes email and wants to up their subject-line game to make sure the recipient reads it. Even though many of us complain that our […]

Research Shows Us How to be More Productive

This is How to Be Productive: 5 New Secrets Proven By Research from the Barking Up the Wrong Tree Blog by Eric Barker Want to know how to be productive? Create goals, make a plan and execute. We all know this is a good idea… and it never, ever seems to work. It’s like simplifying boxing […]

Climb That Ladder?

Most business school students hope to land at an organization where they have opportunities to progress and to be mentored. What if there aren’t such opportunities? Here are some strategies. The Secret to Climbing Up the Ladder When No One’s Telling You How To Do It   By Erin Olander I wish someone had warned me […]

There’s Brain-Based Research Behind Getting Things Done

Our brains are wired to complete projects. Two business school professors are researching “completion bias” and how checking off a few mundane tasks can actually help you complete the bigger “to do’s”. Read on to learn more about this fascinating research. The Science Behind Why You’re Always Busy, Yet Never Getting Anything Done (and How […]