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Study: Introverts tend to be better CEOs

By Jena McGregor
Apr 23, 2017 7:18 am - The image most people have of a straight-from-central-casting CEO is usually something like the following: An extroverted, charismatic, confident executive who climbed a...
Career Coach: 5 questions to build your confidence at work

Rachel Loock The Washington Post
Apr 23, 2017 7:16 am - Confidence. It's a state of mind, a way of being and a belief in one's self. We know it when we see it. It's courage, energy, self-assuredness and a comfort in one's own...
How to deal with that chatty co-worker

By Karla L. Miller
Apr 23, 2017 7:15 am - Q: Please tell me and my co-workers how to deal with a colleague who stops by our offices to chat - and won't stop talking. It's not a real problem for me, since I don't...
MidwestHR marks 20th anniversary

Apr 17, 2017 1:00 am - WOODRIDGE - MidwestHR is celebrating 20 years in the Professional Employer Organization industry. The company recently moved into a larger office space in Woodridge to s...
Beware the perils of oversharing at work, in interviews

By Karla L. Miller
Apr 16, 2017 7:15 am - Q: Several months ago, my position was eliminated. It was a blessing in disguise, because my husband had a terminal illness, and I was able to care for him until his dea...
Bosses, be warned: Your biggest kiss-up could be your biggest backstabber

By Jena McGregor
Apr 16, 2017 7:00 am - One of the most widely held — if rarely practiced — ideas in management is that it's important for chief executives to encourage different opinions from the people who w...
Why more men will soon find themselves doing 'women's work'

Ana Swanson The Washington Post
Apr 16, 2017 1:00 am - Many fields that are traditionally dominated by women are set to expand in coming decades, while many jobs currently dominated by men are not. That's the result of new r...
Career Coach: 8 tips for better sleep, better job performance

Gilad Chen The Washington Post
Apr 16, 2017 1:00 am - How did you sleep last night? Did you get your full seven-plus hours of restful shut-eye and spring out of bed this morning, ready to take on the day? Your employer hope...
New remote parking adds to work day but not pay

By Karla L. Miller
Apr 09, 2017 7:16 am - Q: I have a family member who works at a large suburban office building. For more than 30 years, the employer has provided free parking at this location. Because of a re...
Career Coach: The gender pay gap is real; here's how to get your fair share.

Nicole Coomber The Washington Post
Apr 09, 2017 7:15 am - If you're a woman, at some point you might have thought or been told that "women aren't good negotiators." I'm here to dispel two myths: One, the idea that women are bad...

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