career
Work
The 40/30/30 Rule Preps You For The Game Of Life
5:40AM Lisa Hoover | When you’ve placed yourself physically where you need to be, kept at something past your initial doubts and taken a risk at failing, you’re running at 100 per cent. Thinking of challenges that way — 40/30/30 — is a great motivational tool. More »
Money
1:00PM Angus Kidman | The average growth in pay for a typical Aussie worker over the past year is under 3%. That makes careful financial planning essential, but there should be light at the end of the tunnel if you’re patient. More »
Why A 3% Pay Rise Isn’t All Bad News
1:00PM Angus Kidman | The average growth in pay for a typical Aussie worker over the past year is under 3%. That makes careful financial planning essential, but there should be light at the end of the tunnel if you’re patient. More »
Travel
Keep Frequent Business Travel Stress In Perspective
6:30AM Lisa Hoover | If you travel a lot for business, you know it’s often not as glamorous as it sounds. Check out one frequent flier’s tips on keeping business travel burn-out in check. More »
Communicate
Use Work Breaks To Keep Up Connections
6:30AM Whitson Gordon | We all know that taking breaks from work is beneficial to productivity, but that doesn’t mean that your breaks themselves can’t be productive. Career weblog WorkAwesome suggests a few tips for keeping breaks productive without focusing on work. More »
Work
Take A Creative Sabbatical To Stave Off Burnout
2:00AM Gina Trapani | Taking breaks and zoning out from everyday tasks lets our brains do long-term, big-picture thinking that immediate engagement with bosses, email and meetings does not. You don’t need a week or month off, either — just commitment to being uncommitted. More »
Communicate
Avoid Taking The Blame For A Colleague’s Mistake
9:00AM Azadeh Ensha | Working on a joint project with a less-than-competent colleague can lead to less-than-stellar results. In order to avoid sharing in the blame where you weren’t in charge, the Harvard Business Blog suggests making sure to distinguish your contributions from theirs. More »
Work
CeeVee Creates Clean-Look Resumes For Web Or Print
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | Resume-making tools are a dime a dozen, but free webapp CeeVee has notable advantages. Auto-filling from Facebook profiles, easy print and PDF export, and simple editing tools make it more convenient than manhandling Word for an hour. More »
Work
Build An Uber Job-Search Dashboard With iGoogle
9:30AM Adam Pash | With an unemployment rate hovering around 5.7% in Australia, every little thing you can do to improve your job search helps. Weblog Freelance Folder details how to create a seriously streamlined job-finding dashboard using iGoogle. More »
Communicate
Master Their Rules Of Engagement To Get On Well With Colleagues
5:30AM Azadeh Ensha | Part of a creating a copacetic work environment is learning to work well with colleagues. The real secret, according to BusinessWeek, is to ditch your expectations and accept that some people live by a very different set of rules. More »
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