Category: CareerBoost
Focuses on professional growth, remote jobs, and career tips.
Not My Tornado: How to Stop Workplace Distractions from Stealing Your Focus
4 Workplace Distraction Traps Keeping You Swirling Ever feel like your workday is a full-blown tornado of workplace distractions—emails flying in, urgent requests swirling around, and meetings popping up like unexpected hail? Just when you think you’ve got a handle on things, another task comes spinning your way. Distractions at work are everywhere, and if…
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Recognition Power Words: The Phrases that Mean the Most
The Right Words at the Right Time: Crafting Recognition That Sticks Think about the best recognition you’ve ever received. Who said what, and why did it hit you so deeply? Recently, two people told me, “I am proud of you.” Both times, my throat tightened with unexpected emotion. Their words lingered because they weren’t just…
Explore MoreReduce Stress And Have More Influence With The Power of Improv
Episode 290: What if the secret to reducing stress at work wasn’t in planning more but in responding better? Unexpected changes and challenges are inevitable in leadership. How you respond to them can either add to your stress or unlock new levels of creativity, influence, and problem-solving. This episode reveals how the principles of improv…
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Better Feedback: The Secret to Giving (and Getting) Better Feedback
How to Communicate Like a Boss—With a Little Help from Your Pod You care about your team, and you want to help. But what do you do if your feedback doesn’t get through. How do you know if it’s them or it’s you? In today’s Asking for a Friend, I answer this frequently asked question,…
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6 Ways NotebookLM AI Streamlines Your Entire Job Search
NotebookLM’s AI-powered platform revolutionizes your job search by transforming how you customize cover letters and resumes, conduct targeted networking, and prepare for interviews. Discover how this innovative tool can streamline your career journey Introduction: In this guide, with an accompanying video demonstration, you will see how to use NotebookLM to organize and streamline your job…
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Summary Sunday: Issue 576
Regroup and reprioritize your job search and/or career with information that you can actually use! As I’m sure you experienced, the week between Christmas and New Year is a void. Not much happens and it’s easy to lose track of what day it is. Sometimes, that carries over into early January. No worries. It happens.…
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10 Wrong Ways To Network
Everyone knows networking is important for your career, but did you know there are actually wrong ways to do it? Whether you’re an introvert who dreads small talk or a social butterfly who loves working the room, avoiding these common networking mistakes can transform your approach from awkward to genuine. Wait, you mean there are…
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Summary Sunday: Issue 577
Job search in 2025 won’t look much different from the latter part of 2024. How will job hunting in 2025 be different? Personalization, extra effort and followup will be important. I delivered a presentation last week and will be posting about it this week that looks at some of the trends in the job market…
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One Communication Skill to Reduce Conflict and Improve Relationships at Work
To improve relationships at work, reflect to connect Have you ever had a conversation at work take a turn you weren’t expecting—suddenly, voices rise, arms fold, and you feel the tension? Maybe you walked away wondering, “What just happened? How did we get here?” In those moments, you might feel like defending your position, explain…
Explore More5 Communication Skills to Promote Productivity in the New Year
Episode 286- What if you could empower your team to promote productivity and maintain momentum all year long? Imagine leading a team that’s not only aligned and motivated but also laser-focused on building habits that drive consistent results. Whether it’s the start of the year or any season, this episode equips you with the leadership…
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How Do I Advocate For DEI at Work (When My Company Doesn’t)?
Think DE&I Is Dead at Your Company? Here’s How to Keep It Alive You care deeply about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), but your company seems to be moving in the opposite direction. Maybe the initial enthusiasm has faded, they were never truly invested for the right reasons—or worse, those conversations never began. I’m hearing…
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Managing Your Personal CRM and Network
Are you looking to improve how you manage your personal network? In other words, how are you staying connected with people you’ve met or used to work with? Keeping track of all the people you know, their contact information and when you’ve communicated with them can become a daunting task. It doesn’t have to be. If you’ve learned…
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Job Seekers: Change How You Look for Work
Job hunting can feel like a game of hide and seek – recruiters and job seekers often find themselves searching in completely different places. Whether you’re actively looking for new opportunities or hoping to get discovered by your dream employer, understanding this disconnect is crucial. Let’s explore where recruiters are actually looking for talent, where…
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How to Stay Focused at Work and Avoid the Rabbit Hole Effect
How to Stay Curious Without Getting Completely Sidetracked The rabbit hole—oh, it’s so easy to fall in. One minute, you’re casually researching a small question, and the next, you’re 27 tabs deep into a full-blown investigation, possibly involving conspiracy theories, historical deep dives, and at least one Wikipedia page about something completely unrelated. You want…
Explore MoreOne Easy Active Listening Skill Leaders Can Use for More Connection, Influence, and Better Conflict Resolution
Episode 287: Do you know how to use active listening to turn workplace conflicts into meaningful connections? We’ve all been in tense conversations where emotions run high, and communication breaks down. This episode teaches you a simple strategy for using listening skills to transform conflict into connection and collaboration, improving your relationships at work and…
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