In Parts 1 and 2 of What Drives Career Advancement - Development of Skills or Development of Connections we saw the need to develop great job skills. Once you have become skillful in your particular line of work it is important that your skill be recognized. You might be really good at what you do [...]
The world of business acronyms, euphemisms and expressions that people use at work can be very confusing so ProsperingServant.com would like to help define the terms you hear on the job by proudly offering the Monday edition of our Watercooler Word of the Day. Today’s word is….
Sale- A special promotion used by a retailer when it lowers [...]
The world of business acronyms, euphemisms and expressions that people use at work can be very confusing so ProsperingServant.com would like to help define the terms you hear on the job by proudly offering the Friday edition of our Watercooler Word of the Day. Today’s word (or in this case phase) is….
Time sheet - A document intended [...]
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In Part 1 of What Drives Career Advancement - Development of Skills or Development of Connections we saw that although good connections are definitely an advantage for career advancement, they are not a substitute to being highly skilled in your work. We saw this principle illustrated in Proverbs 22:29. where it says:
”Do you see a [...]
The world of business acronyms, euphemisms and expressions that people use at work can be very confusing so ProsperingServant.com would like to help define the terms you hear on the job by proudly offering the Wednesday edition of our Watercooler Word of the Day. Today’s word is….
Multitasking- The practice of attempting to save time by performing two [...]
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How many times have you heard this one? “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” This career advice drives me absolutely nuts. It is often quoted by people who are planning to just schmooze their way to a great career path without applying themselves to studying their field, honing their skills, doing some [...]
The world of business acronyms, euphemisms and expressions that people use at work can be very confusing so ProsperingServant.com would like to help define the terms you hear on the job by proudly offering the Monday edition of our Watercooler Word of the Day. Today’s word (or in this case phrase) is….
Commuter Parking Lot - An inadequate, [...]
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The world of business acronyms, euphemisms and expressions that people use at work can be very confusing so ProsperingServant.com would like to help define the terms you hear on the job by proudly offering the Friday edition of our Watercooler Word of the Day. Today’s word (or in this case phrase) is….
Assistant Manager - On Wednesday we [...]
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As I mentioned in Part 1 of Being Laid Off - 4 Steps to go From a Layoff to an Amazing Job, I know first hand what being laid off feels like. In the months following 9/11 the economy was weak and many companies were cutting back. In 2002 I got word that I was going [...]
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The world of business acronyms, euphemisms and expressions that people use at work can be very confusing so ProsperingServant.com would like to help define the terms you hear on the job by proudly offering the Wednesday edition of our Watercooler Word of the Day. Today’s word is….
Manager - The person who thinks about the work that needs [...]
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