Career Advice

How to Ask a Small Business Owner for a Salary Boost

by Kimberly Zhang / ⠀Career Advice / October 23, 2019

Asking for a raise won't hurt your relationship with your boss. If you feel your work is worth greater pay, ask for it. Just be prepared to back it up.…

12 Best Motivational Speakers to Capture Your Audience

by Kimberly Zhang / ⠀Career Advice• Entrepreneurship / May 11, 2019

Whether you’re looking to engage your audience, employees, customers, or family and friends, it boils down to communication. When you can effectively speak with others, you’re aligning your objectives, goals, and values with theirs. You’re also letting them know why and how they’re important within the bigger picture. Needless to say, this is an important area everyone should strengthen. One of the best ways to achieve this is…

4 Business Tips You Didn’t Know You Learned in High School

by Kimberly Zhang / ⠀Career Advice• Entrepreneurship / April 18, 2019

You thought “promposals,” undercooked cafeteria pizza, and hallway passes were things of the past. And hopefully, those unfortunate realities are indeed behind you. But to become a successful entrepreneur, it turns out you have to relive at least some of your high school experiences. Despite the challenges of being a teen, those years taught you valuable lessons that you can use as a corporate leader. From discovering and…

The Fastest Way to Propel Your Career Forward in 2019: Mentoring

by Kimberly Zhang / ⠀Career Advice / March 6, 2019

Sometimes, personal drive and education need a boost. If you’re struggling to achieve your goals in 2019, you may need a mentor. Even the most accomplished college graduates recognize that education rarely provides all the answers for the real world. According to recent research from Gallup, only 36 percent of college graduates strongly agreed that their degrees provided the knowledge and skills they needed to succeed in the…

5 Books I Wish I’d Read at the Start of My Career

by Kimberly Zhang / ⠀Career Advice / March 1, 2019

Becoming a professional is a lot like having kids: You’re never quite ready. No matter how hard you studied or how many part-time jobs you held, you’re going to feel lost. Rest assured, though, that everyone felt that way once. The difference is that some have had years of experience, learning their strengths and building relationships. They’ve established some self-confidence. There are no shortcuts to that stage, unfortunately.…

4 Ways to Bring Mentorship to Life at Your Company

by Kimberly Zhang / ⠀Career Advice• Entrepreneurship / February 27, 2019

Mentors and mentees alike agree that mentorship is an effective way to learn. So why, according to the Association for Talent Development, do just 29 percent of workers have access to a formal mentoring program? The trouble, unfortunately, is that many companies see mentorship as a private matter. Despite the fact that ATD’s survey showed that nearly six in 10 talent development professionals think mentoring achieves development goals,…

Leadership Blogs Every Person Under 30 Should Read

by Kimberly Zhang / ⠀Blog• Career Advice• Entrepreneurship / January 3, 2019

Leaders aren’t born, they’re made. Whether it’s coaching, taking professional development courses or made through experiences, leaders should take plenty of opportunities to strengthen their skills. Leaders need to continue on a path of growth as individuals and professionals. One of the most effective ways to become a stronger leader is by reading management and leadership blogs from the people who have the experience and knowledge to become…

8 Reasons You are not as Successful as You Should Be

by Kimberly Zhang / ⠀Career Advice• Entrepreneurship• Startup Advice / December 24, 2018

Early on in my career, I had a roadmap of where I was going. It was actually pretty ambitious. However, things didn’t go the way I planned. Now, I consider that this situation was for the best. But, there were moments when I wondered why I wasn’t as successful as I had expected to be. After some self-reflection, I determined that I was not as successful as I wanted…

11 Qualities of People With Amazing Emotional Intelligence

by Kimberly Zhang / ⠀Career Advice / December 20, 2018

What makes some people more successful than others? Is it their intelligence? Their work ethic? Or, did they just run into a lucky streak? Of course, you’ll want to put your great work ethic forward. However, the truth is that if you want to succeed then you’ll need to have emotional intelligence. You’ll want to work to gain the qualities of people with amazing emotional intelligence. As defined by…

The Most Respected Bosses Do These 12 Things

by Kimberly Zhang / ⠀Career Advice / December 19, 2018

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or the CEO of an enterprise-level business, the key to your success will be in how you manage your employees. A great boss encourages employees to become more engaged, resulting in a profitability and productivity boost in your business. It’s also good for the bottom line because your management style will reduce turnover. Unfortunately, not all bad bosses realize that they’re ineffective or not-respected…

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