We often think we have very little power in challenging situations, but perhaps a change of perspective could improve our position. There is a joke making the rounds on the Internet about girls at a private school putting on lipstick after they got to school and testing it on the girl’s restroom mirror leaving scores […]
Last week’s post “Difficult Boss” discussed the importance of getting along with the boss. Many of us fail to consider that managers also answer to bosses. There is often a misconception that management is a club where once you are a member everything becomes easy. Managers get paid more for doing less. All a manager […]
Shelly’s wrote: Dear Practical Mentor, I have been working under my current boss for 1 year. His management style is one of a kind. I’m writing in for any advice that could help ease my frustration and view the situation from a different perspective. My boss has a Jeckel & Hyde personality. You never know […]
The yearly review process has been with us for a long time, and will likely stay until the end of time. To say the least it is an imperfect process where management and employees meet to discuss the previous years performance, and in most cases determine next year’s pay or this year’s bonus. There are […]
Professional image is how we are perceived in the workplace. Most jobs require interaction with customers, management, and coworkers. Every interaction leaves an impression, and collectively these impressions make up our professional image. A good professional image is important in advancing your career. There are several strategies in developing a professional image. In most cases […]
The goal of the PracticaL Mentor is to provide advice and a forum on career issues and challenges. Often when a workplace issue arises, there is no place to turn for sound advice. The PracticaL Mentor is an open forum to gather information and ideas that may be helpful in developing a successful action plan. […]
PracticaL Mentor provides insight on workplace issues, challenges and problems. Many sites on the web promise to reveal the secret of success, abundance and happiness in our daily lives with little or no effort. Others give simple formulas to achieve goals and climb the career ladder. All of these sites may have merit, but in my experience […]
Coming soon! The PracticaL Mentor will offer advice to navigate around the pitfalls and challenges encountered while climbing your success ladder. There will be a forum to discuss and develop practical solutions to questions, problems, and challenges encountered in the workplace. Looking forward to working with you.