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Articles

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    Work Culture, Workplace Toxicity
    I Hate My Boss! How to Handle the 15 Worst Bosses

    Hate is a strong word, but maybe you do feel like you hate your boss. Here's what to do if you are struggling to communicate or be heard by your bad boss.

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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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    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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    Leadership + Management, Professional Development
    How to Lead a Great Meeting: 30 Meeting Tips

    It's time to build more effective meetings. Here's what productive, meaningful meetings look like—and how to run them.

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    Leadership + Management
    What's Managing Up (+ How to Do It)

    Managing up is a work term that is gaining momentum in the modern workplace. Basically, it's managing your manager to make their management job easier. Sound confusing? Let's dive into managing up.

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    Goal-Setting, Professional Development
    Good Books Roundup—Our Favorite Books Right Now

    Let's escape to our favorite place—the inside of a book. Here are the books we have been using to escape this decade so far.

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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.

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    Work Culture
    The Real Cost of Oversharing With Your Boss

    Sorry, but your boss shouldn't be your best friend. Here are some important boundaries to keep with your boss—and how to keep from the dreaded overshare at work.

Interviews

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    Consumer Services
    An Executive at Intuit on How to 'Send the Elevator Back Down'

    "What I often tell engineers—especially women engineers—is that it’s good to be excellent, but you’ve got to make sure it’s not a well-guarded secret."

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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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    Food + Beverage
    Meet the It Girl of the LA Food Scene: Amy Knoll Fraser

    The owner of Los Angeles' trendiest restaurant, Redbird, gets real about juggling work and life, nasty Yelp reviews, and a secret obsession with Blue Apron.