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Articles

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    Leadership + Management
    Is My Boss an Idiot? How The Peter Principle Destroys Workplaces

    Does it feel like your boss is incompetent when it comes to getting anything done? The Peter Principle is a theory that employees rise to a level of incompetence. Let's explore.

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    Career Development, Career Transitions, Quitting Your Job, Workplace Toxicity
    10 Symptoms of a Toxic Work Environment + How to Fix It

    Toxic work environments are a drain on your personal and professional life. Here are ten common signs of a toxic workplace—and how to navigate (or escape) them.

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    Leadership + Management, Work Culture
    11 Leadership Styles—What Works and What Doesn't

    In this article, we're exploring the most common leadership styles and how each type of leader can effectively lead in an organization.

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    Goal-Setting
    How to Prepare for Your Performance Review

    Your annual performance review can be a nerve-wracking time for any employee. Use these tips to get a salary raise, more responsibilities or a promotion.

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    Workplace Toxicity
    How to Deal With the Micromanager Boss

    So, your boss is a micromanager? We feel your pain. The micromanager will be on your every move, red pen in hand, ready to correct, oversee, and improve everything. Here's how to handle a micromanager.

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    Cultivating Confidence, Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Goal-Setting, Work Culture
    What is the Platinum Rule and Why it Matters More Than Ever

    Maybe you rolled your eyes at your parents when they constantly told you to treat others as you would like to be treated. But it's true. Here's how to make sure you're communicating how you want to be treated.

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    Cultivating Confidence, Leadership + Management, Workplace Toxicity
    5 Things Your Boss Can't Legally Do + What to Do if They Try

    Sometimes it can feel like your boss can do whatever they want, but they can't. Here are some common things bosses try and why they're completely illegal.

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    Goal-Setting
    How Can I Bring Value at Work? 9 Real Bosses Share Their Best Advice

    Learn how to answer this common interview question + 15 ways you can bring value to work according to bosses.

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    Hard Skills, Soft Skills
    5 People Management Skills Anyone Can Master

    People management skills are important even before you hold a leadership position. Here are the most important people management skills to master.

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    Interview Questions
    15 Interview Questions for Managers

    If you’re preparing for an interview for a manager position, you'll want to prepare for the most common interview questions for managers. Here are some of the questions interviewers ask for leadership roles and how to answer them like a boss.

Interviews

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    Media
    A Director at Pandora on Staying Present, Celebrating Others, and Learning From Failure

    "Share your wins, but most importantly, share what your growth areas are, share when you fail, share how you bounced back."

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    Technology
    Management, Mistakes, and Motherhood—As Told by an Amazon Employee

    Shirin Saleem is re-writing the rules for working moms.

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    Engineering, Other
    This Woman Took the Male-Dominated Shipyards (and Navy) By Storm

    For Caitlin, a rigid militaristic system means the opportunity to demand respect for what she can do.

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    Art + Creative
    An Interview With Cleo Murnane, Founder and Creative Director of Project M Plus

    Meet Cleo Murnane, Co-Owner & Creative Director for Project M Plus, a firm helping companies with branding, packaging and website design.

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    Consumer Goods
    An Interview With Jen Lee Koss, Co-founder at BRIKA

    Meet Jen, co-founder and builder of business at BRIKA—an online shop community featuring the work of passionate artisans and designers.

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    Education
    An Interview With Heather Dupont de Rivaltz on Working at London School of Business

    Soon after arriving London, Heather received a new career opportunity at the London Business School. Here's how she did it.

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    Fashion + Beauty, Technology
    An Interview With MaryAnn Bekkedahl, Co-founder and President of Keep.com

    Keep.com's Co-founder, MaryAnn Bekkedahl, has taken the mobile e-commerce world by storm with the online shopping startup.

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    Other
    An Interview With Tiffany Jana, CEO and Creator of TMI Consulting

    Tiffany, 36, is the CEO and creator of TMI Consulting Inc., a firm that focuses on creating positive change in communities through the use of inclusion strategies.

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    Technology
    An Interview With Asha Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer at Porch

    Still in her 20's, see how Asha is thriving as the Chief Marketing Officer at home startup, Porch.

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    Media
    An Interview With Mary Kate McGrath, Editor-in-Chief of PureWow

    See how PureWow's editor in chief has grown the site to over 2.5 million subscribers.