By Travis Bradberry – Ladders Despite West Point Military Academy’s rigorous selection process, one in five students drops out by graduation day. A sizeable number leave the summer before freshman year, when cadets go through a rigorous program called “Beast.” Beast consists of extreme physical, mental, and social challenges that are designed to test candidates’… read more
By Taylor Tobin via Fairygodboss – Ladders Any successful manager will work with her staffers to create a list of attainable goals, as well as take steps to support her employees while they pursue those results. While your manager will ideally be forthcoming about her views on your progress, some supervisors hesitate to approach their… read more
By Susan Levine – Ladders Your interviewer has been trained to identify key signals to help them determine if you have the skillset and temperament to fit in with the organization. Did you know that it takes the human brain less than one second to pass judgment on someone’s character? This means that within a tenth of… read more
By Sarah Landrum – Ladders There’s nothing quite like breaking the conversational barrier with a friend or co-worker. In order to reach that level of chummy rapport, though, you have to endure a bit of small talk. Lots of people find it difficult to make small talk, and it’s no surprise why: You’re often going… read more
By Kourtney Whitehead – Forbes Like most buzzwords, “work-life balance” rose to massive popularity only to rapidly become defunct and outdated. If you Google “work-life balance” and “dead,” you will find a host of articles making the case of why the idea of balance is a fallacy, why work-life balance is not the largest predictor… read more
By Chris Westfall – Forbes The job interview is always a high-stakes conversation, impacting your lifestyle and your paycheck if you get it right. Often, in the face of a difficult conversation, it’s useful to identify a single focus, in order to keep the dialogue on track. Because where you put your attention is where… read more
-by Anna Kucirkova, for MastersInCommuncations.org The Importance of Good Etiquette- (original posting via Masters In Communications website) If you want to land a job, get into a good school, build a strong career, or maintain lasting personal relationships, it’s important to know how to have good etiquette. For many years Emily Post was the leading… read more
To Our Valued Subscribers: I hope you all had a safe and fun Fourth of July. Here it is the middle of July. My Cubs are in First Place in the Central Division, and Chicago (like many other locations) is headed for a nice run of 80 degree plus temperature days! What’s not to love??… read more
Subway and its vendors are expected to provide franchisees with more than $100 million in grants to help fund remodels to about 40% of the chain’s units over the next year and a half, the company said. The Milford, Conn.-based sandwich giant, along with its vendors, is providing operators with $10,000 grants to help spur remodels…. read more
Some of the most successful brands in casual dining, namely Olive Garden and Texas Roadhouse, have emphatically resisted third-party delivery during its surge into the restaurant marketplace. Darden chief executive officer Gene Lee chief among them. During the company’s June 20 fiscal 2019 review, Lee called the space “an immature business,” and one that’s far… read more