99SecondsCareer

Recent research shows that about 70% of all meetings keep employees from working and completing all their tasks. Nearly all of them consider meetings unproductive. Remember, your time is valuable. At the end of the day, you will be held accountable for what you do and not how many meetings you attend. 

For those reasons it is important how we as a invitees handle those meetings

Having a boss you don´t like can leave you feeling demotivated, stressed, frustrated, angry, depressed, and, frankly, pretty hopeless. 

It can manifest in a variety of ways, including disagreements, conflicts, tension, or hostility. It can lead to communication breakdowns, decreased productivity, and increased stress levels up to burnouts. 

What are bosses actually doing, so that you do not like them? Let´s get into the 99 seconds right now to see,

We will discuss everything there is to know about “Change”, why organizations change and what it means for the people inside the organization or who want to apply for a job with them. 

Statistically, one third of employees got fired at least once, no matter their gender. If it hasn´t happened to you yet, the risks that you lose your job involuntarily are real. Often it got nothing to do with you and your performance. Budgetary cuts, outsourcing and the like are the key words here.

If you got the news, it feels like time is frozen and you cannot imagine a positive future. This is not a surprise, because we are not trained on what to do in these situations, we don´t understand enough about how career work. I show you a masterplan how it works.

A recent survey found that half of those who have been working for 3 months or less are actively seeking to move on. And for those who have been at their job for 3 to 6 months, the number jumps to nearly 60%.

Those numbers suggest that there seems to be an issue.

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You are in your current role for a while. You master what is needed and you know you are good in what you do. You are meeting your performance goals, maybe even exceeding them. You might feel happy about that, but often we want recognition and validation of our skills and contributions to the organization. A promotion would certainly do that.

We might also want a promotion, because as we master our role, we have energy for more. We desire more responsibility, the opportunity to take on new challenges, and the potential for increased pay and benefits. Nothing wrong with that.

But you might hear "you are not ready yet". - What does this mean?

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Nobody can predict the future. On the other side, we know that the future will come and bring changes with it. We should not bury our heads in the sand, but instead actively looking for opportunities to learn these skills of the future.

Millions of individuals are considering leaving their current positions in search of more fulfilling employment opportunities. Job-seekers who just started a job and now feel overwhelmed or underqualified, who are neglected and under-appreciated. No wonder that as many as 1 in 4 new hires quit within their first six months.

“Should I stay, or should I go” is the big question that unites them all.

Recruiters and managers are impressed with statements that let some wisdom and self-awareness shine through. 

But what exactly do you know when you “know yourself?”. Out of many, here are 4 areas to explore further:

As we are entering the holiday season and maybe take some days off, should we not pause our career activities as well for a while? Can we even afford a break?