What to Wear to A Company Holiday Party Easy Small Talk Tips - Cubicle Chic

What to Wear to A Company Holiday Party Easy Small Talk Tips - Cubicle Chic What to Wear to A Company Holiday Party Easy Small Talk Tips Holiday Party, How To Wear, Office Style, Outfits December 8, 2017 3 CommentsOutfit details: Jumpsuit: c/o London Times  // Heels: Missguided // Purse: Louis Vuitton Montaigne BBDecember is everyone’s  favorite month for many reasons. For me, the festivities and getting together with friends and family, amongst all, is definitely the biggest reason! Side note: I am hosting our first ever Friendsmas party in San Diego a week before Christmas this year. I will be sharing some decor, invite, and recipe prep details next week! But back on the original topic â€" for many of us working in the corporate 9-5 environment, it also means there might be a company holiday party coming up soon.Earlier this week we discussed style faux-pas to avoid when it comes to what to wear to a company holiday party. Today, I have yet another classic piece to share with you that’s perfect to wear to a company holiday party by London Times. But on top of just outfits, I also rounded up some useful tips to m ake you enjoy the holiday party with coworkers more.Outfit details: Jumpsuit: c/o London Times  // Heels: Missguided // Purse: Louis Vuitton Montaigne BBJumpers make for great #girlboss  outfitsLess feminine and conservative than dresses, jumpsuits by nature convey a bit more power and confidence. It’s modern, unconventional, and just a little different. I always feel like a big girl when I wear one. So if you’re in management, and wearing a skirt isn’t your thing, a jumpsuit might be just the outfit for you!Outfit details: Jumpsuit: c/o London Times  // Heels: Missguided // Purse: Louis Vuitton Montaigne BBOutfit details: Jumpsuit: c/o London Times  // Heels: Missguided // Purse: Louis Vuitton Montaigne BBHere are a few other jumpsuit selections that will be perfect to wear to a  company holiday parties.br / Outfit details: Jumpsuit: c/o London Times  // Heels: Missguided // Purse: Louis Vuitton Montaigne BBNow that we have your outfit selection squared away, let’s talk abo ut mentally preparing you for the company holiday party. We all know that the company holiday party basically a networking event. So, it means on top of socializing, you should probably watch how much you’re drinking and avoid topics like politics, money, and overly personal topics. But what CAN you talk about?Be curious about the other person, and limit talking about yourselfA simple tip in having any good conversation is to ask about the person’s life whom you’re talking to. Get the other person to talk about himself /herself. Be curious about the person you’re speaking to if you’re starting a conversation. Reciprocate with your own stories but keep that to a minimal. The rule of thumb to keep talking about yourself under 20 seconds (according to the 20-second rule) and listen more than you talk.Keep your cell phone out of sightWe all know the signal that you send when you decide to bury your face in your phone and not look up at people â€" “don’t talk to me” is wh at it is. But did you know that even having the phone near you even when it’s turned off, it’s still distracting enough to impair people’s decision making and problem-solving skills? Don’t succumb to the temptation of looking up the latest tweet or what your favorite Instagram star is doing. Stay in the present and enjoy â€" there’s a reason why it’s the “present”!Prep your talking pointsAlways have topics ready in your back pockets. For this time of the year, you can ask “Are you done with all the Christmas shopping?” or “Planning any fun trips anytime soon?” One question that worked really well for me in the last few years is to ask for marriage advice since I just got married this year. This one really gets people talking. Of course, be careful who you ask. Make sure you know a little bit about their marital status. You don’t want to spring this question on a recent divorcee. Here are 48 other topics for you to consider in case you want to expand your li st.All photography by Natalie Alvarado @ Stylenfuse

3 Ways to Increase Your Value as an Employee - Hallie Crawford

3 Ways to Increase Your Value as an Employee Whether you are actively working towards a career goal even if you have already attained the majority of your career goals you need to continuously focus on your value as an employee. Professional growth increases your value and marketability as you attain new skills, experience, and expertise. This growth enables you to stand out from the crowd, for your employer and clients, and by the way, it also provides you with greater job satisfaction. As professional coaches, we recommend you consider these three ways to increase your value as an employee, manager and professional. Enhance your communication skills. No matter what industry you currently work in, communication skills, just as emotional intelligence, are critical to your success. Because speaking with coworkers, clients, supervisors is an everyday occurrence, knowing how to communicate clearly impacts productivity. Not being able to express an idea clearly reduces effectiveness and creates frustration. To communicate more effectively at work, consider the following: Body language. Make sure that your body language matches what you are saying, or you could be  sending the wrong message. Different communication styles. Different teams communicate in different ways. Some prefer a team chat, others prefer a meeting, other teams can be effective by just reading the powerpoint deck. Be aware of, and leverage, the different ways to communicate in order to best work with your employees and team Time of day. Determine if an issue is urgent and needs to be handled right away or if it can wait until the person you need to talk to can better assimilate the information at another time. Know when to listen. Make sure that you are approachable so that others feel comfortable approaching you. Bonus tip: For more ideas, download our free presentation, Dealing with Difficult Coworkers or Employees. Cultivate your team-building skills. Whether you currently work on a team or not, knowing how to work with others is an important skill to cultivate. If you are in a management position, you need to know how to help the team you manage work together more effectively, so honing those skills yourself will make you a more effective leader. Consider the following ways you can build your team’s effectiveness. Problem-solving. Working with others means that there will be different ideas, different ways of doing things, and personality differences. It is important to know how to solve these issues, not contribute to them. Delegation. If you work on a team, you can’t and shouldn’t do everything yourself. Know how to pass on tasks and learn which teammate is most effective at handling certain projects. Motivation. Knowing how to cheer your team on is an important skill. Help them stay motivated by providing encouragement, incentives, and a positive attitude. Find a mentor. You don’t have to learn by trial and error. A mentor, or adviser, can help you continue to grow as a professional by helping you set new career goals and provide you with feedback about your current skill level. Ask them for suggestions to improve your skills and put them into practice. Keep in mind that it may be helpful to have multiple mentors for different skill sets, including a coach who will teach you how to stay on track towards your goals.

Tips on Writing a Resume

Tips on Writing a ResumeMany aspiring and accomplished individuals may think that in order to write a resume they must learn all of the skills necessary for a proper writing style. The truth is that this is not the case as most people are intimidated by the idea of actually putting their ideas down on paper, many people start using words or phrases that they don't know how to properly use.As a result of this most people just don't realize that all it takes to write a resume is being able to present an idea and then being able to turn that idea into a good written document. You also need to have an idea as to what type of resume to create, which is one of the most important aspects. Many times, people will find out at the very last minute if they actually want to send out resumes for positions they have applied for and unfortunately this is when they discover that their resume just isn't going to cut it.In order to build your resume, you will need to have a strong initial idea. This i dea may be something like 'I want to be a career counselor' or it may be something much more specific like 'I am applying for a marketing position at XYZ Corp.' When you have your initial idea you need to make sure that you outline it and create it in such a way that it can actually be submitted on time.If you are writing a resume for yourself then you will need to do some research on the company in order to give it a firm look. It is important that the content of your resume is excellent and leave the reader excited about the possibilities of the job you could potentially have. This is a skill that many people often forget about and it could very well be the difference between the person who gets the job and the person who is sent packing.Once you have a well thought out resume you need to see that it is submitted correctly so that the editor knows that you have actually done all of the work. This is one of the main reasons why so many people spend a lot of time and effort putting together good resumes, but because they have no idea how to put everything together in a professional way it simply ends up with them having to spend a lot of time on the phone trying to figure out how to submit their resume. This leads many individuals to not even bother doing anything at all.Finally you will need to make sure that you include all of the appropriate information. What a resume should contain is a clear list of the experience, education, and other attributes that any particular position might require. Once you have those facts listed down in your resume, then you need to turn it into a real document, this is where your creativity and personality come into play.Although it is not necessary to put together your own resume you will still want to make sure that you have the necessary information in it to make an informed decision about whether or not you will go ahead and send it out. Keep in mind that this is one of the hardest parts of the process and it is also the pa rt that cause most individuals to fail. However, if you stick with it and persevere it will get easier and you will end up creating a better resume that is more worthy of the job you are applying for.

Science Games for Girls GoldieBlox, Roominate, Tampon Run

Science Games for Girls GoldieBlox, Roominate, Tampon Run Pink Legos not being quite enough, a slew of start-ups, many of them founded by women, are attempting to motivate girls into lucrative and satisfying careers in the traditionally male-dominated areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). But while girls string together HTML instructions and tinker with circuits, are they learning the money management and fundraising skills that will allow them to run their own companies â€" or even just manage their bank accounts? Women have traditionally lagged men in financial literacy and investing prowess, according to Annamaria Lusardi, a professor of economics at the George Washington School University of Business in Washington, DC. “Knowing science is not enough for women,” says Lusardi, an expert in financial literacy. “You need a capacity to make good financial decisions.” Confidence is the key to unlocking women’s potential in these areas, Lusardi says. She helps run annual studies testing financial literacy, science and math knowledge around the world. When “I don’t know” is included as an option, women pick that much more than men, Lusardi says. Yet in a test case removing that option for some respondents, women answered the questions and mostly got the answers right. “We have to really show to women that they should take the plunge, because it is very important,” says Lusardi. Try, Try Again Debbie Sterling, who founded the building kit GoldieBlox, says her products teach confidence by allowing girls to fail. “It opens their minds to say it’s ok to tackle a problem even if you’re not going to get it perfect the first time,” she says. Players can fit the toy’s interlocking plastic building pieces in many different ways, so they experience trial and error. Storybooks accompany the set, featuring positive role models. The main characters, Ruby and Goldie, are purposefully not prodigies, but rather are B+ students who are really open-minded and willing to try, try, try again. “There’s the boy-genius archetype in media that suggests that unless you have IQ off the charts, you’re not good enough. I think that archetype is really damaging,” says Sterling. Supply and Demand The goal of STEM play is to get children’s creativity flowing, and the founders of GoldieBlox and other programs such as Roominate have seen all sorts of inventions come to life. The best of them identify some sort of need and figure out how to capitalize on it â€" the basic laws of supply and demand that drive all successful business. The lesson to learn, says Lusardi: Think of how you can build something you can sell, and then creatively manage your resources. With Roominate, a modular building system with circuits, players create rooms with functional lights, fans, furniture and other features. While the pastel-colored pieces are designed to fit together into rather domestic configurations, the company’s founders, Alice Brooks and Bettina Chen, have seen customers take off from there. They develop play storefronts, lemonade stands and other businesses, which teach them mini-business lessons as well. One GoldieBlox user took the kit and some paintbrushes and created a drawing machine, according to Sterling. She made original paintings with it that she sold, and then she donated all the profits to charity. Another success story: Tampon Run, a free iPhone app designed by two New York city teenagers. It is an old-fashioned arcade game where the heroine uses tampons as weapons to defeat enemies. The app was created by students of Girls Who Code, a national non-profit aiming to teach computer programming to one million girls by 2020. More wide-reaching is that many girls have graduated from Girls Who Code to paid internships in the community. “I think they are now comfortable making money,” says founder Reshma Saujani.

QUIZ Is Your Team Wasting Time - Work It Daily

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5 Thoughts That Are Making Your Work Day Harder Than It Needs to Be

5 Thoughts That Are Making Your Work Day Harder Than It Needs to Be Whether you work in a traditional office environment or in a more freeform professional atmosphere, the way you personally frame interactions and activities in your mind contributes enormously to your overall career satisfaction. According to Inc. journalist Jessica Stillman, 5 particular thought patterns can interrupt your progress and stifle your ability to find fulfillment in any situation, including in the workplace. Here, youll find the mental scripts to avoid at work and what to do instead.1. Its about me.To a certain extent, we as human beings take every interaction personally. Thats natural and normal. But in the workplace, its important to remember that your individual thoughts and feelings arent always central to professional discussions. So if your colleague responds to a question more brusquely than youd like, dont assume that she dislikes you or that youve done something to upset her. She may just be str essed and overworked in ways that have little or nothing to do with you. Keeping perspective on these circumstances will go a long way toward keeping you centered and focused.2. This has to be perfect.If you constantly strive for excellence at work and feel disappointed if a project turns out less-than-perfect, you may issue victim to an all or nothing mentality that can ultimately undermine your professional progress. Remember that theres no such thing as a flawless triumph, and as long as youre investing effort and resources in your job-related tasks, youre setting yourself and your company up for success.3. Im not happy, so its not worth it.In her piece, Stillman mentions the current cultural fixation on happiness, wellness, and joy, positing that many Americans see these emotions as the be-all-and-end-all of satisfaction and dismiss anything that doesnt frage into those categories. However, difficult situations and challenging scenarios come with the territory of almost any prof essional workplace. If you can accept those not-so-fun realities and handle them with aplomb, youll be well-positioned for future happiness at work.4. Becky is right, this all stinks.Weve all worked in atmospheres populated by dramatic colleagues and tactless managers. These make for a tough office climate, but telling yourself that you wont fall victim to the negativity of others will keep you motivated and will allow you to focus on the parts of your job that bring you satisfaction.5. Im too stressed to exercise/eat well/sleep more.When in the throes of work-related chaos, its easy to let your health fall by the wayside. Sleep deprivation, poor eating habits, too much caffeine...thats all part of the deal, right? Well, it shouldnt be. Keeping yourself as strong and physically healthy as possible positively affects every aspect of your life, including your work performance. Make these goals the priorities they deserve to be.

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