Polyvore CEO Jess Lee has a curious employee development and retention strategy: train them to run their own company. But wait, isn’t that a paradox? If leaders help team members think and operate like CEOs, won’t they leave the company? Shouldn’t upper management restrict employees’ ambition, for...
Instant gratification can be an amazing thing. Thanks to the Internet and mobile technology, we no longer have to wait to hear a new song, to read the news or find the answer to just about any question you may have. However, instant gratification also has a downside -- it...
My guest posts this week included tips on manager-employee relations, project management apps and the atrocious statistics on vacation time in the U.S. * Changing careers is becoming as commonplace as changing clothes, so it's no wonder why 60% of the US workforce want to change careers. [PayScale]...
It's easy to stay motivated at work when you have an good manager at the helm; however, the real world requires that you know how to be efficient at work in spite of ineffective leadership. Read on for self-management tips to keep yourself emotionally engaged and produce your...
It's an inevitable fact that as a freelancer, you must manage yourself as you would another employee. Doing so effectively requires that you think like a manager and recognize what makes a happy worker. I read a lot of infographics, and this one sponsored by Citrix hits on...
