6 Ways to Control Your Career

By Marlene Wallace Okay, don’t let me preach, but you know the first one! 1.) Take 100% responsibility for managing your career! It really isn’t your boss’ job, is it? And, besides, in a marketplace where people change jobs every two years and...

Top 4 Reasons Employees Stay ( It’s Not Pay!)

By Marlene Wallace Pay may get you there but studies have shown that IF the following ranked reasons for staying with a company aren’t there…chances are, you’re probably not going to stay year after year and be engaged, regardless of the pay! So, ask...

10 Workplace Trends For 2015

Dan Schawbel Every year I give my top ten workplace trend predictions for the upcoming year. You can read my predictions from 2013 and 2014 if you missed them. My objective is to capture all the research and insights that I have tracked through hundreds of studies...

12 Mistakes You Must Avoid to Win an Internal Promotion

1. Over-using the terms “my career” or “promotion” in your discussions with your manager. Language such as “I’m committed to being a part of the company’s continued growth and success” is often more palatable then “I’d like to get promoted.” 2.  Going for too big a...