To get along well with your boss, consider his or her leadership style and adjust your strategy accordingly, writes Rose Leadem. For instance, it's best to listen carefully to the ideas of visionary bosses before jumping in with enthusiasm, while affiliative bosses want employees to build strong relationships with one another based upon honest feedback.
While it may be tempting to include emojis in your emails in order to provide a friendly tone to your writing, doing so may negatively affect perceptions of your competence in the workplace. Especially when you're dealing with important business topics, "trust what the research says and save the wink face for more casual discussions," writes Richard Moy.
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Musician Taylor Swift made a good decision by deleting her archive of Instagram posts before announcing her new album, writes John Brandon. By resetting your social media presence, you can erase your digital footprint and essentially rebrand yourself, Brandon writes.
A Schwab Retirement Plan Services study found that only about half of workers think they are actively making contributions to a 401(k) account. Those who aren't saving cited credit card debt and monthly bill payments as their main hindrances.
A resume that paints a generic picture of your skills and qualifications is less likely to make it through initial screening processes. "Employers are not interested in 'vanilla' candidates and genuinely appreciate when applicants take the time to highlight the reasons they are a perfect fit for the position," said career coach Michele Moore.
A "workcation," which is the practice of going to a different city or location to get important work done, can help improve your focus. "This might seem counterintuitive, but traveling has the effect of breaking you out of your routine, and for us, that has helped us in our goals to live more intentionally," said Kelly Chase, a digital strategist for The Content Factory.
Matt Burns of Staten Island, N.Y., won the 22nd Air Guitar World Championships last week, defending his title against 15 competitors from around the world. Burns performed an air guitar routine to a heavy metal version of the 1970s hit "I Will Survive."
