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'I'm working on it right now' and other workplace white lies we're all guilty...
Everyone's guilty of occasionally telling lies at work.Most of us tell lies in an attempt to appear more competent.Business Insider spoke with Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert, to discover the...
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9 things you should never be afraid to say no to at work
Saying "no" at work is sometimes necessary. The key is knowing when to push back.Rejecting requests is a balancing act — you'll need to weigh your current workload and team goals against the needs and...
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Here's the exact email to send your boss when you want them to say yes to...
How you ask for something at work depends on your company and your boss.Maybe you chat in the elevator about the possibility of hiring someone. Maybe you Slack a request for vacation days among a sea...
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15 survival tips for the office holiday party
Holiday parties: They could turn out to be a fun night spent celebrating the season with your coworkers. Or they could mutate into a night of drunken disaster.It all depends on your attitude.Here are...
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5 things to say instead of 'sorry'
I recently came across a Pantene ad that went viral in June.Besides highlighting the flawless and beautiful hair of the actresses, it features multiple situations where women unnecessarily say “sorry”...
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11 habits that can make you lose respect at work
Some aspects of office etiquette are generational.Others have stood the test of time.Many of the ways you act at home or with friends may be offensive in a work environment.The problem is that not many...
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16 subtle social cues you're probably missing at work without realizing it
Have you ever had a pleasant interaction with a coworker that suddenly went awry?Perhaps you made a slightly off-color joke that didn't quite land, or you were in the midst of yukking it up with a...
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10 things you should know that your boss won't tell you
While transparency in the workplace is all the rage, there are still a few things that your boss or manager may not reveal to you in a one-on-one conversation or meeting. And that's no real surprise,...
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Being popular could help you be more successful at work — but not in the way...
You might associate being popular at the office with fake smiling, sucking up to bosses, and playing Machiavellian office politics.Those tactics may actually boost one kind of popularity — your status...
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Sheryl Sandberg says her late husband gave her 'the world's best advice' on...
When Sheryl Sandberg met Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a Christmas party in December 2007, the two instantly found each other fascinating and struck up a friendship.But before Zuckerberg finally...
View ArticleBaboons can teach us a lot about being too stressed
Baboon politics say a lot about human politics: It's tough to be on top, and the key to staying there is to know when to stress over the competition.Professor of Neuroscience at Stanford University,...
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You might be more to blame for your 'bad boss' than you think
Science says there are two types of bad bosses.But there’s also the possibility that while you see the person you report to as Miranda’s clone from The Devil Wears Prada and feel like she totally hates...
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The simplest way to neutralize your most obnoxious boss or coworkers is also...
Robert Sutton is a Stanford psychologist and author of "The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace" and "The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt."In an...
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9 ways to impress your boss in a matter of minutes
It's not that hard to make your boss like you.We rounded up a series of tricks — based on research and expert opinion — that can help you win your boss' favor today.The goal is to make your boss' work...
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How to handle a delusional boss who makes your day impossible
Sometimes CEOs and managers in a company deny or ignore negative facts about the organization's performance. Our intuition is to confront people suffering from this "ostrich effect" with facts — but...
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8 ways to win over everyone at the office
Is it possible to like everyone in your office? Think about how tough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly.But unlike in friendships, you need coworkers.You work...
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Asking your coworkers two uncomfortable questions is the key to getting ahead...
There's a mismatch between how people see themselves and how others see them. It's called the "transparency illusion."That illusion leads us to believe that others always understand our intentions and...
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10 things successful people do in their first month at a new job
The first month at a new job can be overwhelming.Once you've decided to accept the offer, and survived your first day and your first week, you might think you're in the clear. But people are still...
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'I'm working on it right now' and other workplace white lies we're all guilty...
Everyone's guilty of occasionally telling lies at work.Most of us tell lies in an attempt to appear more competent.Business Insider spoke with Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert, to discover the...
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9 things you should never be afraid to say no to at work
Saying "no" at work is sometimes necessary. The key is knowing when to push back.Rejecting requests is a balancing act — you'll need to weigh your current workload and team goals against the needs and...
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