Archive for the ‘Work Skills’ Category

5 Little Things to Improve your Network

March 27th, 2009 by Will Crowthers   2 Comments »

I personally never find meeting people is the problem, but what really gets people and limits their network is keeping the right people connected to them. Below are 5 simple ways I’ve found over the years to clearly communicate and connect directly with people on any level you choose.

1. Hand-Written Notes - This is old school and it may seem odd to actually buy cards/paper, hand-write them, put a stamp on them and stick them in the mail. However, what I’ve…

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Thank you spell check for making me a horrible speller!!

March 18th, 2009 by Brad Harbach   waiting for comments...

I was amazed at how bad I did on this “25 Most Commonly Misspelled Words” quiz. It’s a good thing nearly all of my writing is composed on a computer and my good friend spell check is always around to help me out. Take a 10 minute break from work and see how you do.

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Add Structure to your Emails

March 1st, 2009 by Will Crowthers   2 Comments »

Sounds exciting right? I’m sure you can hear some college professor going through the exciting details of how to structure a paper, but wait, did they ever tell you how to write an email? Interesting that our world revolves around email, yet I’ve never been taught how to write one.

I could say a million things about how to write an email, but what I’ll focus on here is the structure. Perhaps you have even noticed the structure of most of…

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Corporate Meetings 101

February 20th, 2009 by Brad Harbach   1 Comment »

I’m often amazed at how inefficient the corporate working environment can be. The most frustrating part of my day (and presumably many others) is sitting through countless meetings that often achieve nothing. Hours each week are spent attending meetings that do not move projects forward and thus contribute nothing to the bottom line. I am not speaking of presentations or informational meetings, although at times these can be a waste as well, I am only talking about meetings that are…

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Excel 101

February 19th, 2009 by Will Crowthers   2 Comments »

Almost any job these days uses some type of spreadsheet and in most cases that means you’re using Microsoft Excel. I use Excel all the time both personally and at work and I’m betting you do as well.

One of the things I noticed when I first started working was the difference between a “well formatted” Excel document and just an Excel document. The difference is that the formatted version is readable and easier to gain information from while the second…

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