Do you cringe when you think about saying No to your boss, colleagues, friends or family? Do you already pride yourself on your toughness and ability to say No but find … More…
CDLINFO News: professional fitness
The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good
Are you a perfectionist? Not that there’s anything wrong with that! We all agree it’s important to take pride in our work, set goals, and try to achieve them. Lena … More…
3 Ways to be More Effective in Giving and Receiving Feedback
Unless you’re an art student or critic, giving and receiving feedback probably isn’t a formal part of your daily routine. The interaction can be stressful and contentious, regardless of whether … More…
5 Steps to Managing Your Performance Evaluation
Most of us shudder when it’s time for our annual performance review. Not only is it time-consuming but it can also be stressful, since you don’t know whether you and … More…
Is Your Career Fit or Fat?
You exercise to build stamina and muscle. You meditate to gain greater serenity. You take your car to the mechanic to keep it running. In different ways, these are all … More…
How Portable Are Your Skills?
In the good old days, you worked at the same job for the same organization your entire work-life. Oh, you might get promoted or transferred, but you didn’t leave. There was … More…
How to Discover Your DNA
If you can’t say what your value is, how can you expect others to understand it? It’s not enough to wait for someone to critique or praise you to know … More…
How to be Happy at Work
Are you happy at work? Are you happy with work? Are you supposed to be happy at work? Maybe you aren’t – after all, there’s a reason they call it … More…
How to Embrace Innovation
Innovation is about making changes — doing things differently, thinking differently. What’s helpful to know is the changes you make don’t have to be huge and dramatic. Incremental changes … More…
5 Tips for Successful Career Collaboration
Why do we look so happy in these pictures? Lena and I are collaborators in the truest sense, both about our shared work and about our “professional fitness.” Our collaboration has … More…
